Florida State women sixth, Florida State men seventh at the 'Battle in Beantown'

On Friday afternoon, 25 September 2015, Boston College hosted their annual "Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown" cross country meet for the third time. The women's field included four nationally ranked teams; #4 Georgetown, #9 Providence, #19 Syracuse, and #25 Dartmouth. Two nationally ranked men's teams were also entered in the Battle; #3 Syracuse and #26 Florida State.


The women's 5K race started at 3:00 PM. Racing on the historic Franklin Park course, Stony Brook junior Christina Melian edged Syracuse senior Margo Malone for the win, 16:50 to 16:51. Providence junior Catarina Rocha was third in 16:54, the first of three Friars in the top ten. Those three--Rocha, Sarah Collins (4th, 16:56), and Lauren Mullins (7th, 17:12)--led off a Providence total of 42 points, earning the Friars the team title. Syracuse was second in the 24-team field with 127. Georgetown, led by senior Samantha Nadel (8th, 17:12), was third with 134.


Florida State was sixth with 155 points, placing ahead of Harvard (7th, 165) and nationally-ranked Dartmouth (8th, 181). The Lady Seminole's scorers were Florida State senior Georgia Peel broke into the top ten for the Lady Seminole, placing ninth in 17:16. The Lady Seminoles' other scorers were sophomore Bridget Blake (11th, 17:18), frosh Carmela Cardama Baez (14th, 17:24), senior Christine Griggs (50th, 17:56), and junior Courteney West (72nd, 18:08).


Women's Team Standings, 2015 Battle In Beantown 5K

1. Providence, 42 points
2. Syracuse, 127
3. Georgetown, 134
4. Purdue, 141
5. Lipscomb, 151
6. Florida State, 155
7. Harvard, 165
8. Dartmouth, 181
9. Brown, 226
10. New Hampshire, 275
11. Boston College, 297
12. Connecticut, 339
13. Albany, 342
14. Stony Brook, 356
15. Georgia, 358
16. UMass Lowell, 474
17. UMass Amherst, 540
18. Boston University, 545
19. Army West Point, 588
20. Fordham, 621
21. Northeastern, 634
22. Hartford, 678
23. St. John's, 703
24. Maine, 731

Top 15 Women, 2015 Battle In Beantown 5K

1. 16:50.0 ~ Christina Melian (Stony Brook) JR-3
2. 16:51.0 ~ Margo Malone (Syracuse) SR-4
3. 16:53.9 ~ Catarina Rocha (Providence) JR-3
4. 16:55.6 ~ Sarah Collins (Providence) JR-3
5. 16:58.1 ~ Courtney Smith (Harvard) SO-2
6. 17:10.9 ~ Dana Giordano (Dartmouth) SR-4
7. 17:11.3 ~ Lauren Mullins (Providence) JR-3
8. 17:11.3 ~ Samantha Nadel (Georgetown) SR-4
9. 17:15.1 ~ Georgia Peel (Florida State) SR-4
10. 17:15.9 ~ Natalie Schudrowitz (Brown) SO-2
11. 17:17.4 ~ Bridget Blake (Florida State) SO-2
12. 17:19.6 ~ Brianna Ilarda (Providence) SO-2
13. 17:23.9 ~ Sydney Leiher (Syracuse) JR-3
14. 17:24.0 ~ Carmela Cardama Baez (Florida State) FR-1
15. 17:24.0 ~ Laura Hottenrott (Boston College) SR-4

The men's 8K race followed at 3:30 PM. Syracuse sophomore Justyn Knight won the race in 23:51, the first in a lead pack of four runners--Purdue senior Matt McClintock (2nd, 23:53), Syracuse senior Martin Hehir (3rd, 23:55), and Syracuse sophomore Colin Bennie (4th, 23:55). Syracuse added junior Joel Hubbard (7th, 24:11) and senior Dan Lennon (10th, 24:17) to give the Orangemen five runners in the top ten, a team total of 25 points, and the win. Led by senior Curtis King (8th, 24:12), Dartmouth was second with 82 points. Purdue was third with 82, and Cornell fourth with 93 behind their top scorer, senior Ben Rainero (5th, 24:04).


Senior Jack Goodwin broke into the top ten for Florida State, placing sixth in 24:10. Behind Goodwin, the Seminoles totaled 186 points and placed seventh in the field of 21 teams. The other Florida State scorers were redshirt junior Stanley Linton (34th, 24:42), junior Grant Nykaza (43rd, 24:51), sophomore Michael Hall (54th, 25:01), and sophomore Bryce Kelly (57th, 25:03).


Men's Team Standings, 2015 Battle In Beantown 5K

1. Syracuse, 25
2. Dartmouth, 67
3. Purdue, 82
4. Cornell, 93
5. Georgia, 154
6. Harvard, 172
7. Florida State, 186
8. Brown, 288
9. Boston University, 298
10. Fordham, 302
11. UMass Lowell, 304
12. Northeastern, 348
13. UMass Amherst, 384
14. Connecticut, 422
15. Army West Point, 426
16. Stony Brook, 435
17. Boston College, 471
18. Maine, 482
19. New Hampshire, 523
20. Albany, 595
21. Rhode Island, 679

Top 15 Men, 2015 Battle In Beantown 8K

1. 23:51.0 ~ Justyn Knight (Syracuse) SO-2
2. 23:52.6 ~ Matt McClintock (Purdue) SR-4
3. 23:54.2 ~ Martin Hehir (Syracuse) SR-4
4. 23:54.8 ~ Colin Bennie (Syracuse) SO-2
5. 24:04.0 ~ Ben Rainero (Cornell) SR-4
6. 24:10.0 ~ Jack Goodwin (Florida State) SR-4
7. 24:10.9 ~ Joel Hubbard (Syracuse) JR-3
8. 24:11.5 ~ Curtis King (Dartmouth) SR-4
9. 24:13.5 ~ Tate Schienbein (Purdue) SR-4
10. 24:16.7 ~ Dan Lennon (Syracuse) SR-4
11. 24:17.0 ~ Connor Herr (Cornell) SR-4
12. 24:17.8 ~ Brian Masterson (Dartmouth) SR-4
13. 24:18.4 ~ Steven Spevacek (Georgia) SR-4
14. 24:21.4 ~ Peter Geithner (Dartmouth) SR-4
15. 24:24.7 ~ Joey Chapin (Dartmouth) JR-3

Coast-to-Coast Battle In Beantown Champions 2013 - 2015
Women's 5K
Date	Team Champ	Individual Champ
27 September 2013	Providence, 50	16:51, Emily Sisson (Providence)
26 September 2014	Michigan, 55	16:30, Liv Westphal (Boston College)
25 September 2015	Providence , 42	16:50, Christina Melian (Stony Brook)
Men's 8K
Date	Team Champ	Individual Champ
27 September 2013	Oregon, 22 points	24:11, Edward Cheserek (Oregon)
26 September 2014	Oregon, 24	24:20, Edward Cheserek (Oregon)
12 September 2015	Syracuse, 25	23:51, Justyn Knight (Syracuse)

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 Coast-to-Coast Battle In Beantown
  https://www.tfrrs.org/results/xc/8804.html
  
  
• &lquo;Peel and the Lady Seminoles win at Covered Bridge”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/09/covered-bridge-2015.html
  
  
• Find a race closer to home on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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