At 1999 NCAA Division III Championships hosted by University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh – 20th of 24

The Lady Greyhounds placed 20th of 24 teams at the 1999 NCAA Division III National Championships. Sophomore Heidi Wolfsberger placed 28th individually in a time of 17:37.1 on the 5,000-meter course to earn All-American accolades. The top 35 runners out of the field of 213 at the NCAA Championships are named All-Americans. Sophomore Emily Shertzer placed second for the Lady Greyhounds and 58th overall in a time of 17:56.6. Junior Hannah Wood placed third for Moravian, finishing 107th in a time of 18:21.7. Rounding out Moravian’s runners were sophomore Kim Jaick in 201st at 19:32.9, senior Maria Grabowski at 205th in 19:41.5, sophomore Erin Boyle at 207th in a time of 19:51.2 and freshman Jennifer Wagner in 210th at 20:01.4. Each of the Lady Greyhound runners achieved a season best time at the race with most of them improving by almost a minute from their times at the Mideast Regional. It was the seventh straight year that the Lady Greyhounds have competed in the championships meet. Moravian was the first of three teams from the Mideast Region to finish, Dickinson, which beat Moravian at the regional championship, was 22nd while Messiah College placed 24th. The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh hosted the 1999 NCAA Championship.

At NCAA Division III Mideast Regional – 2nd of 32 – Qualify for NCAA Division III Championships

The Lady Greyhounds qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championships for the seventh straight season after a second place finish at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional at Frostburg State University. Moravian scored 117 points in the 32-team field. Sophomore Emily Shertzer paced the Lady Greyhounds with a third place individual finish in a time of 18:47.70 over the 5,000-meter course. There were 235 competitors in the race. Sophomore Heidi Wolfsberger also placed in the top five with a fifth place showing with a time of 18:54.20. Junior Hannah Wood finished 15th in 19:33.10 while sophomore Kim Jaick was 30th in 19:52.10. The quartet earned All-Mideast All-Region honors for placing in the top 35. Moravian’s other runners at the NCAA Mideast Regional were sophomore Erin Boyle at 64th with a time of 20:33.50, freshman Jen Wagner in 73rd at 20:45.60 and senior Maria Grabowski at 87th in a time of 21:01.90.

At MAC Championships – 1st of 13

For a record the seventh straight year, the Lady Greyhounds captured the Middle Atlantic Conference Championship, winning the 1999 Championship race hosted by Allentown College. Sophomore Heidi Wolfsberger captured first place in the 5,000-meter race in a time of 19:00.08. Wolfsberger is the fourth Lady Greyhound to win the MAC Individual Championship and extended the Lady Greyhounds individual winning streak also to seven. Moravian’s Kristie Reccek captured the MAC title in 1998 while Tara Wartman was the champion in 1996 and 1997 and her sister Tracy Wartman was the race’s winner in 1994 & 1995. Carla Thomas won the title in 1993. The last six years that Moravian has won the MAC title, the team has also gone on to compete in the NCAA Division III National Championships with four top-ten finishes, third in 1993 and 1995, sixth in 1994 and eighth in 1997. The Lady Greyhounds are currently ranked 14th in the nation this season and will try to qualify for the 1999 NCAA Division III Championships in the Mideast Regional Qualifier on Saturday, November 13th at Frostburg State (MD) College. The Lady Greyhounds had a total of four runners earn All-Middle Atlantic Conference Honors as three other runners placed in the top ten in addition to Wolfsberger. Sophomore Emily Shertzer placed second with a time of 19:08.76 while junior Hannah Wood was fourth at 19:43.08. Sophomore Kim Jaick rounded out the Moravian All-Conference runners with a sixth place finish in a time of 20:00.55. Sophomore Erin Boyle was the fifth Lady Greyhound to cross the line in the 114-competitor field. Boyle was 22nd overall in a time of 20:52.89. Moravian’s lone senior Maria Grabowski was sixth on the team and 29th overall at 21:06.90. Also competing for the Lady Greyhounds were freshman Jennifer Wagner in 32nd at 21:19.37, junior Kate Westermann at 37th in 21:26.18, freshman Jessica Giampolo in 44th at 21:43.70 and sophomore Amanda Samok at 49th with a time of 21:57.87.

At Reif Memorial Run at Cornell University – No Team Score

The Lady Greyhounds had only one runner compete at the Reif Memorial Run hosted by Cornell University. Sophomore Emily Shertzer placed second of 37 runners over the 5,000-meter course in a time of 20:00. The women’s race was held at the same time as the men’s competition.

At Allentown Invitational – 2nd of 30

With top ten finishes from sophomores Emily Shertzer and Heidi Wolfsberger, the Lady Greyhounds placed second of 30 schools at the Allentown Invitational. The Lady Greyhounds, ranked 15th in the nation, had a team score of 107. Shertzer was seventh of 225 runners on the 5,000-meter course with a time of 19:11.29 while Wolfsberger was ninth in 19:18.81. Junior Hannah Wood placed 11th in 19:38.20 and sophomore Kim Jaick was 34th in 20:26.04. Rounding out the Moravian top seven were sophomore Erin Boyle in 46th at 20:42.79, senior Maria Grabowski at 63rd in a time of 21:08.22 and junior Kate Westermann in 68th at 21:12.84.

At Dickinson College Invitational – 1st of 28

Moravian captured its second win of the season with a team score of 96 at the Dickinson College Invitational last Saturday. The Lady Greyhounds, ranked ninth in the nation in last week’s NCAA Division III National Poll, led the 28 team field behind three top ten finishes. Sophomore Emily Shertzer was sixth overall out of 237 runners with a time of 19:14.00 over the 5,000-meter course. Junior Hannah Wood was one spot behind Shertzer in 19:14.49. Sophomore Heidi Wolfsberger was ninth in the race with a time of 19:21.39. Moravian had five other runners competed at the Dickinson Invitational with sophomore Kim Jaick leading the quintet with a 25th place finish in 19:56.57. Sophomore Erin Boyle finished 50th in 20:32.73 while junior Kate Westermann was 53rd in 20:35.14. Senior Maria Grabowski placed 79th with a time of 20:57.76 while freshman Jen Wagner rounded out the Lady Greyhounds runners in 97th place at 21:12.58.

At Frostburg State (MD) University Invitational – 2nd of 23 teams

The Lady Greyhounds placed second of 23 schools at the Frostburg State Invitational behind four top 15 finishes. Sophomore Emily Shertzer placed third of 201 runners over the 5,000-meter course in 18:58.8. Classmate Heidi Wolfsberger was seventh in 19:23.0 and junior Hannah Wood was eighth in 19:23.7. Sophomore Kim Jaick finished 14th for Moravian with a time of 19:38.6. Senior Maria Grabowski rounded out the top five for the Lady Greyhounds with a 42nd place finish in 20:35.6.

At Muhlenberg College Invitational – 1st of 8

Sophomore Emily Shertzer placed first over the 5,000-meter course with a time of 19:13.2 to lead the Lady Greyhounds to a first place team finish at the Muhlenberg College Invitational. Six other Lady Greyhounds finished in the top ten lead by junior Hannah Wood in second place at 19:41.6 and sophomore Kim Jaick at third with a time of 19:48.1. Senior Maria Grawbowski was sixth in 20:53.8, sophomore Erin Boyle was seventh in 21:00.8, junior Kate Westermann placed eighth with a time of 21:21.4 and freshman Jennifer Wagner was tenth in 21:27.4

At Lafayette Invitational – 2nd of 11

Sophomore Heidi Wolfsberger captured first place in the 5,000-meter Lafayette Invitational with a time of 19:04 to lift the Lady Greyhounds to a second place finish behind Princeton University. Sophomore Emily Shertzer placed fifth with a time of 19:16 while junior Hannah Wood was seventh in 19:19. Rounding out the Moravian top five were sophomore Kim Jaick in 22nd at 19:56 and sophomore Erin Boyle in 40th at 20:34.

At Kutztown – 6th of 10

The Lady Greyhounds opened the 1999 season, placing 6th of 10 teams at the Kutztown University Maroon & Gold Invitational. Moravian was the top NCAA Division III team at the meet. Sophomores Heidi Wolfsberger and Emily Shertzer each placed in the top ten on the 6,000 meter course