Sept. 12, 2009

Duke Cross Country Claims First at JMU Invitational

HARRISONBURG, Va. - Both the Duke men's and women's cross country teams turned in solid performances to take home the team first-place finish on Saturday at the James Madison Invitational. The men scored 23 points for the top spot, followed by Georgetown with 42 points and Northeastern at 102. The women collected 18 points, compared to 55 from second-place James Madison and 94 from third-place Northeastern.

The Blue Devil men are now 8-0 on the year, while the women improved their record to 10-0 in 2009.

The men's squad had an outstanding day, with seven runners finishing in the top-10 and three Blue Devils posting times under the previous course record of 24:43. Georgetown sophomore Mark Dennin finished first out of 85 competitors in the 7,900-meter race, with a time of 24:16.80. Junior Bo Waggoner paced Duke with a second-place finish in 24:20.60, followed closely by teammates Josh Brewer (24:20.10) and James Osbourne (24:42.90) in third and fourth place, respectively.

Boston College : Dartmouth Invitational

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