Release Date:11/17/07

For Immediate Release: Wooten leads cross country team to 10 place finish in ECAC meet 

NEW YORK, NY - Senior Josh Wooten finished in fifth place and was the first Division II runner to cross the finish line to lead Mansfield to a 10th place finish at the IC4A University Race at Bronx, New York on Saturday.

Freshman Brenae Edwards finished in 43 to lead the Mountaineer women.

Wooten finished with a time of 25:58.

"They ran very well," head coach Mike Rohl said.  "If we had a full team we would have finished third, but we were still the highest team in Division II."

Senior Dave Sanford finished 32nd with a time of 26:55 while freshman Joe Stanek finished in 48th with a time of 27:08.

Sean Vollenweider came in 79th with a time of 27:42.

Freshman Irene Primmer was the second finisher for the women finishing in 148th with a time of 21:29.

Senior Sarah Pinkowski finished 23 seconds behind her in 164th place  while Ryan Kelly finished just seven seconds behind her in 166th.