11/22/2008
2008 Women's Cross Country Season Recap

Led by seniors Amanda Haimes, Kaitlyn Sephton and Andrea DeRocco, the Clark University womens cross country team made its presence felt on the trails this fall. The Cougars best performance of the season came at the Western New England College Invitational, where they placed fifth in the 20-team field. Thats also where Sephton earned the fastest time of her career with a 13th place, 20:54 finish, claiming Clarks Cougar of the Week honor for her performance in the 5K.

Sephton also joined teammates DeRocco, Haimes, Emma Siemasko, Lily Chaleff and Katelin Wolfinger at the 2008 ECAC Championships held in Bristol, R.I. Sephton placed 109th out of 298 runners to help Clark finish 33rd. In other meet highlights, Clark placed fourth (99 points) at the Worcester City Championships and 10th (280 points) at the NEWMAC Championships. Sephton and Siemasko finished one-two for Clark in both races, placing 12th (22:42) and 13th (22:46), respectively, in the Worcester City Meet, and 55th (21:28) and 59th (21:39.11) at NEWMACs, respectively.

The womens cross country team took the lead in the classroom for Clark this fall. They placed five runners on the NEWMAC All-Academic team: Senior Kaitlyn Sephton, junior Emma Siemasko and sophomores Brooke Badon and Heather Goodale.