“The course’s rolling hills tired your legs, but you were able to stride it out,” said Hitt of the Milliken Corporate Course. “The hill at the end, right before the finish line, was tough.”
“Jennifer stuck to her race plan, like she always does, and ran well,” stated Coach Randy Greer. “We knew if she ran well, she would be tough to beat.”
She was indeed tough to beat; the junior won her third consecutive CVAC Championship by 15 seconds. Dana Lindholm of Lees-McRae finished the race in second place, followed by
Pfeiffer finished in sixth place while Coker was seventh. Host institution,
“Our ladies have run exceptional all season,” commented Coach Greer, who is in his first season as the Head Cross Country of Anderson. “We have had a lot of injuries this year, but our team showed heart and got through the set backs.”
2006 CVAC Women’s Cross Country All-Conference Awards
1st Team
Jennifer Hitt –
Dana Lindholm – Lees-McRae
Whitney Dennis –
Kasey Harold –
Alyson Trovato –
2nd Team
Diana Willard –
Veronica Gobeyn –
Megan Deaton –
Melissa Dunlap – Pfeiffer
Ashley may – Lees-McRae
Honorable Mention
Leah Nicholson –
Ashley Hillard – Barton
Sarah Powell - Converse
Katie Carman –
Alison Butler – Pfeiffer
Freshman of the Year
Dana Lindholm – Lees-McRae
Coach of the Year
Randy Greer –
Runner of the Year
Jennifer Hitt –
CVAC Women’s Results:
Cross Country Championship 10-21-06
Event 1 Women 5k Run CC
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Name
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1 Hitt, Jennifer JR Anderson 6:14.5 19:23.37 1
2 Lindholm, Dana FR Lees-McRae 6:19.5 19:38.84 2
3 Dennis, Whitney JR Queens 6:20.3 19:41.29 3
4 Harold, Kasey SR Anderson 6:21.9 19:46.47 4
5 Trovato,
6 Willard, Diana SO Anderson 6:25.8 19:58.58 6
7 Gobeyn,
8 Deaton, Megan FR Anderson 6:31.5 20:16.17 8
9 Dunlap, Melissa JR Pfeiffer 6:33.2 20:21.60 9
10 May, Ashley FR Lees-McRae 6:33.7 20:23.14 10
11 Nicholson,
12 Hilliard, Ashley JR Barton 6:36.4 20:31.52 12
13 Powell, Sarah SO Converse 6:37.4 20:34.55 13
14 Carman, Katie SO Queens 6:38.2 20:37.14 14
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16 Reichwald, Molly FR Limestone 6:46.6 21:03.12 16
17 Swart, Carla FR Lees-McRae 6:46.9 21:04.17 17
18 Valenti, Gina FR Lees-McRae 6:47.2 21:05.11 18
19 Ruppert, Besty SO Converse 6:47.8 21:06.79 19
20 McClure,
21 Willis, Casey SR Lees-McRae 6:50.5 21:15.22 21
22 Gimbel, Traci SR Barton 6:51.5 21:18.36 22
23 Ambrosia,
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25 Sanchez, Sairy JR Queens 6:55.4 21:30.33 25
26 Sarra, Leanne 28 Barton 6:55.7 21:31.37 26
27 Hurd, Jenny SO Lees-McRae 6:56.0 21:32.37 27
28 Cloonan, Mary SR Converse 6:56.7 21:34.52 28
29 Hillebrand, Meghan JR Pfeiffer 6:58.3 21:39.61 29
30 Guffee, Ashten JR Anderson 6:59.2 21:42.14 30
31 Rienstra, Heidi FR Coker 6:59.5 21:43.17 31
32 Woodard,
33 Townley, Shannon SO Coker 7:03.7 21:56.14 33
34 Hansson, Natasha SR Queens 7:04.0 21:57.33 34