Johnson & Wales Captures Women's XC Championship

The women's cross country team captured the 2010 Great Northest Athletic Conference Championship, held at St. Joseph's of Maine on Saturday afternoon.  The Wildcats finished with 54 team points which was 12 better than host St. Joseph's of Maine with 66 points.

Sophomore Laura Furfaro (North Warren, N.J.) was once again the the top runner for JWU, finishing in third place with a time of 21:06 over the 5K course which earned her All-GNAC accolades.  Junior Lindsay Panny (Nashua, N.H.) also earned All-GNAC honors for the Wildcats as she recorded a sixth place finish in a time of 21:34.  Sophomore Allison Polaski (Fort Wayne, Ind.) was in 11^th place with a time of 22:04 while junior Kathleen Restino (Kennett Square, Pa.) followed close behind and recorded a time of 22:17 for a 12^th place finish.

The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, November 6th when they travel to ECAC Championship, hosted at Colt State Park in Bristol, R.I.

Team Standings

1 Johnson & Wales       54

2 Saint Joseph's (ME)   66

3 Emerson College       83

4 Emmanuel College     103

5 Saint Joseph (CT)      124

6 Lasell College            136

7 Norwich University     143

8 Albertus Magnus        221

9 Mount Ida                  237

10 Suffolk University    259

JWU Individual Results
3^rd        Laura Furfaro               21:06

23^rd      Kathleen Restino          21:32

35^th       Allison Polaski              22:19

38^th        Lindsay Panny              22:23

79^th      Kate Levinson               23:49

106^th    Aubrey Francis              25:12

115^th    Giana Valletta               25:15