TOWSON, Md. - Junior Katie Ogden posted a personal record and finished second but it wasn't enough as Johns Hopkins successfully defended its team championship in the 28th running of the Baltimore Metro Collegiate Cross Country Meet Friday afternoon at Oregon Ridge Park.
The Blue Jays took both the men's and women's team championships. Goucher junior Joey Negreann won the men's race in 16:07 but the Blue Jays captured the next eight spots to run away with the title. JHU junior Cecilia Furlong took top honors for the women in a time of 18:11.
Ogden posted her best time as a collegian with an 18:27 clocking for the runner up spot but the Blue Jays took the next three places to score a meet low 23 points. The Tigers were second with 32 points with junior Erika Griffith (18:58.06), sophomore Katlyn Dillow (18:58.49), junior Kaylin Gilmartin-Donohue (19:01) and senior captain Brandi Gervais (19:10) placing sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth respectively.
Griffith and Dillow also posted personal records for a 5K race. It was the first sub 19 minute 5K for both runners. Ogden's time was the third fastest for a Towson runner on the Oregon Ridge Park course.
"It was a good start to the season for us," said Tiger coach Roger Erricker. "We'll go forward from here and improve on our performances of today."
The Tigers are back in action again September 18th when they travel to Delaware for the Blue Hen Invitational at White Clay Creek State Park.
THE TIGERS: 2. Katie Ogden (18:27), 6. Erika Griffith (18:58.06), 7. Katlyn Dillow (18:58.49), 8. Kaylin Gilmartin-Donohue (19:01), 9. Brandi Gervais (19:10), 11. Liya Kasimova (19:22), 18. Hannah McKenzie (20:22), 22. Nicole McGrainer (20:48), 25. Brittni Bradley (20:56), 33. Megan Ogden (21:35), 41. Karen Riddle (22:13).
WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES: Johns Hopkins 23, Towson 32, McDaniel 97, Goucher 98, Morgan State 167, Coppin State 178, CCBC Essex 178, Stevenson 216.
MEN'S TEAM SCORES: Johns Hopkins 20, Morgan State 86, Goucher 88, McDaniel 102, Stevenson 11, Coppin State 116.
