Women 6th, Men 7th at BIG EAST Championships

Oct. 31, 2014

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CARMEL, Ind. - Xavier cross country competed at the BIG EAST Championships on Friday afternoon with the women placing sixth and the men finishing seventh.

Georgetown captured the women's title followed by the defending national champions, Providence. Butler finished third followed by Villanova, Marquette and Xavier. The final four finishers were Creighton, DePaul, St. John's and Seton Hall.

Audrey Ramos led the women's team in the 6K race, finishing in 34th place in a time of 22:14. Delainey Burnett (42nd) and Caterina Karas (45th) were the next two Xavier runners to cross the finish line in times of 22:31 and 22:47.

Madeline Britton (47th) and Rachael Sollman (49th) rounded out the women's scoring in times of 22:56 and 23:03.

Villanova won the men's race followed by Georgetown, Providence and Butler. Creighton finished fifth followed by Marquette and Xavier. The final two finishers were DePaul and Seton Hall.

Aaron Peterson was the top Xavier finisher on the men's side, crossing the finish line in a time of 25:34 in the 8K race to place 37th overall. Garret Knapik (47th) and Grant Parrelli (48th) were the next two finishers in times of 26:06 and 26:09.

Connor Buchholz (50th) and Benjamin Bockoven (56th) rounded out the men's scoring in times of 26:16 and 26:22.

The Musketeers return to action on Nov. 14 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Madison, Wis.

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Benjamin Bockoven

Madeline Britton

Connor Buchholz

Delainey Burnett

Caterina Karas

Grant Parrelli

Aaron Peterson

Audrey Ramos

Rachael Sollman

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