Alexis Bean and her St. John’s University Cross Country teammate’s improved one spot from last year’s BIG EAST finish to place 13th at this year’s conference championship. All but two of the St. John’s seven runners recorded personal-best 6K times at the Tom Sawyer State Park hosted event in Louisville, Ky.
Seniors Samantha Meyerhoff and Nicole Cocozza once again led the way for St. John’s with season best performances. Meyerhoff placed 70th in the 138 person field with a time of 22:29.8 which was set at 6:02 mile pace. Cocozza crossed the finish line seconds later in 81st place with a time of 22:45.5.
Sophomore Chelsea Trant was the next St. John’s runner to complete the race as she placed 101st with a time of 23:24.5. Michelle Duffy and Bean continued their consistency for the Red Storm as they rounded out the top-five finishing within 11 seconds of one another. Duffy finished first with a time of 23:51.5 as fellow junior teammate, Bean, clocked in at 24:02.1.
The final two St. John’s finishers were sophomore Angela Jarvela who registered a time of 24:28.9 and senior Aryon Trujillo who ran a 24:47.4. These results totaled 416 points for St. John’s which was seven points better than last year’s total.
