Clement Wins Seven Sisters XC Title; Blue Place 2nd
HAVERFORD, Pa. – In the 30th running of the Seven Sisters Championships, Leah Clement of Wellesley College edged Kelly Holmes of Vassar College by five tenths-of a second to win the annual championship hosted by Bryn Mawr College.
On the team side, after winning their first ever team title last year, Vassar College made it back-to-back titles as they bested Wellesley 33-59.
Clement finished the 5K event in 19:04.4 to give Wellesley back-to-back individual titles as fellow Wellesley runner Randelle Boots won last year's event hosted at Vassar. The win marks the fourth time in the 30-year history that a Wellesley runner took home first-place.
Smith's Caroline Kimball-Katz (19:36.84) and Swarthmore's Jen Johnson (19:45.21) finished sixth and seventh, respectively. Vassar's Harper Cleves finished closely behind Johnson for eighth place with a time of 19:47.74. Vassar's Viviane Ford and teammate Samantha Creath rounded out the top ten with finishes of 19:55.99 and 19:56.71, respectively.
Other Blue runners included Ada Smith placing 19th overall in a time of 20:20.40, while Margaret Wehner and Vanessa Wilkins each recorded a time of 20:36.40 (25th, 26th). Rounding out the Wellesley scorers, Andrea Gumushian took 29th in a time of 20:45.02.
The Blue cross country team is back in action a week from today, hosting the 2011 Wellesley Invitational featuring Wheelock, Simmons and St. Joseph College.
All-Seven Sisters Team
Leah Clement, Wellesley
Kelly Holmes, Vassar
Claudia Keep, Bryn Mawr
Elizabeth Forbes, Vassar
Molly Shanley, Wellesley
Caroline Kimball-Katz, Smith
Jen Johnson, Swarthmore
Harper Cleves, Vassar
Viviane Ford, Vassar
Samantha Creath, Vassar
Team Finishes
1. Vassar College 33
2. Wellesley College 59
3. Swarthmore College 86
4. Smith College 115
5. St. Catherine University 123
6. Bryn Mawr College 140
7. Mount Holyoke College 158
