Antonneau races to Division I collegiate victory

Division I

Marian University flexed their muscles handily taking first and second place in the Division I women's race. Racine, Wisconsin's Kaitlin Antonneau and her Marian teammate, multi-time junior national champion Coryn Rivera, distanced themselves from the start. Antonneau was able to open a small gap on her teammate after a bobble on the first lap forced Rivera off course.

"I was just going to play it by ear, but then she (Rivera) made a mistake and I just pushed on," explained Antonneau post-race.

Emily Shields of rival Lees-McRae finished nearly three minutes behind Rivera for bronze. Fort Lewis College's Sarah Sturm came in next and Katherine Shields (Lees-McRae College) joined her teammate, and twin sister, on the podium in fifth. Beginning what will be a fierce battle for the team title, Marian University, Lees-McRae and Fort Lewis locked up all of the race's first 13 places.

Division II

Rebecca Gross (University of Denver) bolted right from the gun, flying through her first of four laps in 13:01, but Mariske Strauss (Mars Hill College) was just 16 seconds behind. Strauss and Gross dueled throughout the race. Heading into the last lap, Gross held a narrow nine-second advantage. Strauss swapped a muddy bike for a "squeaky clean" two wheeler to chase Gross down. The swap worked as Strauss traversed the course in 11:21, which was 22 seconds faster than Gross to prevail with an overall time of 47:22, 13 seconds faster than Gross.

"At the tape zone she (Gross) wiped out and I took the gap and just put the hammer down from there," Strauss said. "So it was quite a nice cat-and-mouse game going on. It was well done. It was a great race and a great track out there today."

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Collegiate Women - Division I
1Kaitlin Antonneau (Marian University)0:42:47
2Coryn Rivera (Marian University)0:00:23
3Emily Shields (Lees-McRae College)0:03:14
4Sarah Sturm (Fort Lewis College)0:04:07
5Katherine Shields (Lees-McRae College)0:04:29
6Erica Zaveta (Lees-McRae College)0:04:42
7Jacqueline Kurth (Marian University)0:05:35
8Kaila Hart (Fort Lewis College)0:06:31
9Lauren Catlin (Fort Lewis College)0:08:26
10Brittany Clawson (Fort Lewis College)0:08:40
11Allie Dragoo (Marian University)0:09:54
12Lisha Herold (Marian University)0:10:19
13Melissa (Missy) Erickson (Fort Lewis College)0:10:22
14Julie Hunter (Virginia Commonwealth University)0:10:51
15Matilda Field (Fort Lewis College)0:14:15
16Cinthia Lehner (Lees-McRae College)0:17:23
17Mackenzie Filippi (Lees-McRae College)-1lap
18Anne Cheeney (Fort Lewis College)Row 17 - Cell 2
19Cassey Lynn (University of Wisconsin-Madison)Row 18 - Cell 2
20Emily Parker (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)Row 19 - Cell 2
21Brooke Crum (Lindsey Wilson College)Row 20 - Cell 2
22Madison Mills (Lindsey Wilson College)Row 21 - Cell 2
23Courtney Ott (Fort Lewis College)Row 22 - Cell 2
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Collegiate Women - Division II
1Mariske Strauss (Mars Hill College)0:47:22
2Rebecca Gross (University of Denver)0:00:13
3Kimberly Flynn (University of Tennessee-Chattanooga)0:01:33
4Elizabeth So (Georgetown University)0:03:20
5Niki Soderberg (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire)0:03:40
6Lindsay Knight (University of Chicago)0:05:21
7Laura Rice (Mars Hill College)-1lap
8Angela Vitulli (Western State College of Colorado)Row 7 - Cell 2
9Morganne Endicott (Cumberland University)Row 8 - Cell 2
10Victoria Ollo (US Military Academy)Row 9 - Cell 2
11Stephanie Bunnett (Mars Hill College)Row 10 - Cell 2
12Lacey Douglas (Mars Hill College)Row 11 - Cell 2
13Jennifer Webster (US Military Academy)Row 12 - Cell 2
14Jasmine Hansen (US Military Academy)Row 13 - Cell 2
15Emily McManus (US Military Academy)Row 14 - Cell 2
DNSChristina Birch (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)Row 15 - Cell 2
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Division I Omnium Results
1Marian University94pts
2Lees-McRae College83Row 1 - Cell 3
3Fort Lewis College73Row 2 - Cell 3
4Lindsey Wilson College64Row 3 - Cell 3
5Virginia Commonwealth University56Row 4 - Cell 3
6University Of Wisconsin-Madison49Row 5 - Cell 3
7University Of Tennessee-Knoxville43Row 6 - Cell 3
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Division II Omnium Results
1Mars Hill College94pts
2US Military Academy83Row 1 - Cell 3
3University Of Denver73Row 2 - Cell 3
4University Of Tennessee-Chattanooga64Row 3 - Cell 3
5Georgetown University56Row 4 - Cell 3
6University Of Wisconsin-Eau Claire49Row 5 - Cell 3
7University Of Chicago43Row 6 - Cell 3
8Western State College Of Colorado38Row 7 - Cell 3
9Cumberland University34Row 8 - Cell 3
10Massachusetts Institute Of TechnologyRow 9 - Cell 2 Row 9 - Cell 3

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