Maureen McCandless Breaks Pittsburgh Cross Country Mark at Big East Championships

10/29/2004

McCandless finished third overall for the women's team, the best finish in the history of the women's program.

Pittsburgh’s men’s and women’s cross country teams both finished seventh today at the 2005 Big East Cross Country Championship in Boston.

On the women’s side, Maureen McCandless placed third overall, marking the best finish ever in the history of the women’s program. She eclipsed Lori Wood, who placed fifth at the 1985 championships. McCandless finished with a time of 20.11.

Lauren Shaffer finished with a time of 22.13, good enough for 35^th place.  Nicola Angstadt crossed the finish line third for the Panthers and 47^th-place overall, with a time of 22.40.

For the men, Tim Konoval led the team with a 29^th-place finish with a time of 24.55. He finished 7^th among all sophomores in the conference. Sam Bair was the second Panther to cross the finish line, coming in 37^th, with a time of 25.12. Andrew Tomaswick finished third with a time of 25.15, which was 39^th overall.

Pittsburgh’s next meet is the NCAA Regional Championships, held at State College, PA on Nov. 13.

WOMEN

Maureen McCandless (3^rd, 20.11)

Lauren Shaffer (35^th, 22.13)

Nicola Angstadt (47^th, 22.40)

Ali Briggs (57^th, 23.19)

Abigail Zaylor (59^th, 23.30)

Nicole Bielick (64^th, 23.37)

Leah Coveleski (66^th, 23.52)

Suzy Bossart (81^st, 24.01)

Candice Coholich (83^rd, 24.11)

MEN

Tim Konoval (29^th, 24.55)

Sam Bair (37^th, 25.12)

Andrew Tomaswick (39^th, 25.15)

Nick Westerman (47^th, 25.48)

Eric Fleming (50^th, 25.51)

David Doty (56^th, 26.06)

Stephen Gonzalez (76^th, 26.44)