Dukes Finish Eighth at ECAC Cross Country Championships

Friday, October 14

The Bronx, N.Y.

11 a.m.

James Madison University

ECAC Championships

Miranda Stanhope at Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational 091622

10/14/2022 11:58:00 AM | Cross Country

THE BRONX, N.Y. – James Madison saw two runners finish in the top 30 as the Dukes placed eighth out of 34 teams at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships Friday morning at Van Cortlandt Park.

JMU tallied 241 points in the 6K race, 22 points behind seventh-place UMass Lowell. Stony Brook took home the team title with 105 points followed by Richmond (177), and New Hampshire (179).

How It Happened

Junior Miranda Stanhope led the way for James Madison with a fifth-place finish with a time of 21:20.1 in a field of 345 runners.
Freshman Gabriella Garcia (28th – 22:07.0) was the second Duke to cross the finish line, followed by sophomore Sofia Terenziani (56th – 22:35.6).
First-year Faithe Ketchum (70th - 22:43.6) and senior Maddy Hesler (82nd – 22:52.2) rounded out the scoring.

Meet Notes

Stanhope's performance marked her third top-10 effort of the season. Additionally, the junior has been the top finisher for the Dukes in every meet she's competed in dating back to the Spring 2021 season.
Hesler made the biggest jump after the 3.9K split, moving up 27 spots the rest of the way.
The team posted an average time of 22:19.7 with a spread of 1:32.1 amongst the scoring five.

Quoting Head Coach Rebekah Ricksecker
"Every single one of our student-athletes has so much heart and passion, and I'm really proud of how we ran today with an eighth-place finish out of 34 teams. This race was a great tune-up before the conference and regional championships."

JMU Runners
5. Miranda Stanhope – 21:20.1
28. Gabriella Garcia – 22:07.0
56. Sofia Terenziani – 22:35.6
70. Faithe Ketchum – 22:43.6
82. Maddy Hesler – 22:52.2
85. Clare Morelli – 22:53.2
144. Jessica Cantrell – 23:27.7
240. Annie Dunlop – 24:44.8
248. Riley Schindel – 24:50.6
254. McKenzi Watkins – 25:01.3
278. Mary Milby – 25:29.4
287. Sierra Puleo – 25:41.9

Up Next
James Madison will look ahead to the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 29. The women's 5K is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. CT on the Graham Creek Nature Preserve in Foley, Ala.