TOWSON, Md. –
Following a fourth place finish in the Colonial Athletic Association
Championship Meet, the Tigers will head to the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional
Saturday hosted by Maryland Eastern Shore.
Towson's fourth place finish was the team's highest finish
in the conference championship since 2004, when the team also finished in
fourth place.
“Our whole body of work has now been established,” Towson
Head Coach Roger Erricker said of his team's late season outlook. “There were a
couple of our runners who felt they could've done a little bit better at the
CAAs. The season has been a success, but right now the final grade will be how
we do for the rest of the season. I think that we are ready and everyone is
confident.”
Towson senior Kaylin Gilmartin-Donohue placed fifth in a
field of 90 participants. It was the highest a Towson runner had finished in
the championship meet since the team joined the conference in 2001.
Gilmartin-Donohue recorded a 22:22 time on the 6K course, while receiving All-CAA
cross country honors.
Joining her receiving All-CAA notice was graduate student
Katie Ogden, who placed seventh with a time of 22:38. It was the first time that
Ogden did not finish first for Towson this season.
Elizabeth Tauber, Kara Bucaro and Erika Griffith all
finished with times under 24:00 in the meet. Griffith established a 2011
personal best with a finish of 23:35.
The Tigers will have just one final meet remaining this
season following the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional. The team will compete in the
ECAC Championships Nov. 19 to close the season.