Giordano Leads Women at Wisconsin Invite; Team Takes 3rd at Brown

Friday, October 17

Madison, Wis.

12:00 PM

Dartmouth College

Wisconsin adidas Invitational

Giordano Leads Women at Wisconsin Invite; Team Takes 3rd at Brown

10/17/2014 1:40:00 PM | Women's Cross Country

By: Dartmouth

MADISON, Wis. – The Dartmouth women's cross county team began a busy Friday afternoon with a 19th-place finish at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational against some of the top teams in the nation.

The Big Green were led by junior Dana Giordano and her 19th-place (17 points) individual finish in 20:21. Giordano's placement in the standings helped Dartmouth to 511 team points, ahead of national powers from UCLA (20th), Boston College (21st) and defending national champion Providence (24th).

Michigan State (87) won the team portion with Iowa State's Crystal Nelson (19:35) taking home top individual honors on the 6K Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course.

Senior Sarah B. Delozier was the only other Big Green harrier to finish in the top-100, claiming 54th overall (51 points) in 20:45.

Freshman Ellie Gonzalez (115th/111p, 21:20) and juniors Sarah Bennett (160th/155p, 21:41) and Reid Watson (183rd/177p, 21:54) rounded out the scoring for the team from the Upper Valley.

Senior Alison Lanois was 201st in 22:06, while Leigh Moffett — one of just two freshmen to make the trip to the Badger State — claimed 229th overall in 22:24.

The Big Green also ran Friday at Brown's Rothenberg Run in Warwick, Rhode Island, claiming third as a team with 79 points. Erin McConnell was the top Dartmouth runner, finishing 15th in 18:19. She was followed soon thereafter by Kennedy Jensen (18th, 18:27) and Bridget O'Neill (21st, 18:28).