BOSTON, MASS. (Oct. 27) - The Georgetown University women's cross country team, ranked 10th in the nation in the current FinishLynx Women's Cross Country Poll, posted a third-place finish at the 2000 BIG EAST Cross Country Championship held Friday, October 27, at Franklyn Park in Boston, Mass. The Hoyas missed second place by a mere point. Georgetown won the BIG EAST Cross Country Championship title in 1999 and had hoped to make it two in a row.

Seventh-ranked Boston College won the championship team crown with 38 points, easily outdistancing #17 Providence with 71 points, and Georgetown with 72. Rounding out the top five were #17 Villanova in fourth place with 81 points, and #24 West Virginia in fifth with 91.

Grad student Autumn Fogg (Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central) was the Hoyas' top finisher on the day. Fogg crossed the finish line of the 5,000-meter course in 17:07, good for third place. Seniors Emily Enstice (Potomac, Md./Georgetown Visitation) and Lorena Adams (Lakehurst, N.J./Manchester Township) were the next two GU runners across. Enstice clocked 17:36 to take 10th place, while Adams registered 17:39 for the 14th spot. Senior Kristen Gordon (Alamo, Calif./Carondelet) and freshman Amanda Pape (Olathe, Kan./Olathe South) both posted a time of 17:54 in the race. Gordon was awarded 22nd place, while Pape garnered 23rd.

Villanova's Ann McGranahan won the women's race in 16:59.

2000 BIG EAST Cross Country Championship Women's Team Results

Finish                Points1.  Boston College     38 2.  Providence         713.  GEORGETOWN         72 4.  Villanova          81 5.  West Virginia      91 6.  Notre Dame        160 7.  Virginia Tech     248 8.  Connecticut       271 9.  Rutgers       281 10. Pittsburgh        307 11. St. John's        324 12. Miami         328 13. Syracuse          337 14. Seton Hall        393