Pennridge and North Carolina State grad Renee Gunning was 22nd in the Open Women\'s 8 km on Saturday, February 18 in the USA Cross Country Championships in Van Cortlandt Park, New York. Southern Lehigh and Moravian grad Kim Jaick was 52nd in the Open Women\'s 8 km. Saint Pius X and Villanova grad Tom Parlapiano was 30th in the Open Men\'s 4km. And 2005 St. Basil grad Lynn Morelli, now a freshman at the College of William & Mary, finished 28th in the Junior Women\'s 6 km. On Day 2, Rebecca Donaghue of State College, narrowly missed the team with an 8th place finish in the Open Women\'s 4 km, going 12:55. Gina Lucrezi, (Bangor/DeSales) was 20th in the Open Women\'s 4 km on Sunday, while Erin Boyle (Nazareth/Moravian) was 46th in the same race. Baldwin and Saint Francis grad Ryan Sheehan was 24th in the Open Men\'s 12 km.
The races will be televised from 12:00 am to 1:00 am on Monday, February 20th on ESPN2.
Saturday, February 18 Junior Women 6 km 28 82 Lynn Morelli, 18 22:32 Philadelphia, PA Open Men 4 km 30 195 Thomas Parlapiano, 24 11:51 Ardmore, PA 72 217 Matthew Wagoner, 28 13:47 New Cumberland Open Women 8 km 22 343 Renee Gunning, 24 28:22 Philadelphia, PA Mizuno 52 350 Kimberly Jaick, 26 30:11 Reading, PA Central MD Athletic Sunday, February 19 Open Women 4 km 8 525 Rebecca Donaghue, 30 12:55 State College, PA 20 549 Gina Lucrezi, 22 13:23 Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Track Club 46 515 Erin Boyle, 25 14:15 New York, NY Open Men 12 km 24 5 604 Ryan Sheehan, 22 36:46 Rochester, MI Hansons-Brooks Dista