Boots Wins Seven Sisters Cross Country Championships

WELLESLEY, Mass. -- The Wellesley cross country team finished second overall at the 2010 Seven Sisters Cross Country Championships at Vassar College on Saturday.  The Blue finished with an overall score of 33 points, just one point behind first place Vassar. 

Leading the Blue, sophomore Randelle Boots crossed the finish line at a time of 18:36 to win the 2010 Individual Championship in the field of 87 finishers. Boots' time set a new course record at Vassar.

 Camille Basurto finished next for Wellesley in 19:01 to take sixth place overall.  Molly Shanley and Cristina Lucas followed right behind finishing in 19:03 and 19:11, grabbing seventh and eighth place, respectively.  Leah Clement was the fifth runner to cross the line for the Blue, taking eleventh in a time of 19:30. 

Rounding out the finishers for Wellesley were Margaret Wehner (20:24) who placed 24th and Jane Lodwick (20:29) who placed 26th.

Wellesley's first four finishers (Boots, Basurto, Shanley and Lucas) earned All-Seven Sisters honors, tying the Blue with Vassar for most representatives on the team.  Swartmore rounded out the All-Seven Sisters team with two honors.

Wellesley's team score of 33 was just one behind Vassar, who finished with 32 total points.  Following Vassar and Wellesley were Swarthmore (56), Smith (132), Mount Holyoke (137) and Bryn Mawr (168).

The Blue next race on Saturday, October 23rd at 12:30 pm when they host the Wellesley Invitational.