Chestnut Hill College Athletics

Lopez’s Record Run Reels in CACC’s Weekly Runner and Rookie Awards, Barton Ends up on Honor Roll
 
New Haven, Conn. - (9/21/2015) – At Rowan University’s Bill Fritz/Charlie Way Invitational, freshman Raquel Lopez (East Meadow, N.Y.) showed the way as her 9^th place finish (24:19.74) beat the Griffins’ all-time mark in a six-kilometer (6K) race by a 38 seconds (24:57.00, 59th - Miranda Ward ‘09 (NCAA Regional, 11/21/10)) and helped establish a team best in the 6K while leading the Chestnut Hill College women to a 5^th  (5^th of 10, 111 points) place finish. Junior Eric Barton (Colora, Md.) trail blazed for the Griffin men, running 19^th in a time of 28:27.19. Lopez’s achievement was rewarded with the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Runner and Rookie of the Week awards while Barton earned mention on the league’s weekly Honor Roll.
 
Lopez’s record-setting pace was supported by junior Paige Antall (Hanover Township, Pa.), who ran to the Griffins third-best 6K time (25:04.24) with her 16^th place finish. Behind the Griffin front came freshmen Allison Heuwetter (Iselin, N.J.) (34^th, 26:19.36), Erica Dukleth (Murrieta, Calif.) (37^th, 26:28.29), and Erica Waleksi (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) (45^th, 27:17.07), and sophomore Emily Bensen-Abatangelo (East Meadow, N.Y.) (75^th, 30:48.93).
 
Behind Barton’s run the Griffins men claimed an 8^th (8^th of 11, 187 points) place finish in the eight kilometer (8K) run. Sophomore Luis Cordero (Bunnell, Fla.) was less than two minutes (30:21.04) behind Barton, but he finished 43^rd, just two spots ahead of senior Daniel Repsik (Haddonfield, N.J.), who came in placed 45^th in 30:29.24.  Senior Manon Purnell (Philadelphia, Pa.) was next (70^th, 35:11.59), then freshman Ediegeo Vanterpool (Clementon, N.J.) (88^th, 41:37.27), and freshman David Flores (Brooklyn, N.Y.) (92^nd, 50:19.00).
 
The Chestnut Hill College men’s and women’s cross country teams run next at the Bryn Athyn College Invitational on October 3 (10:00 a.m.).