1999 Review

For the seventh consecutive year, the Moravian College women's cross country team captured the Middle Atlantic Conference Championship and competed in the NCAA Division III National Championships.

The Lady Greyhounds, who were ranked nationally all season and were as high as eighth in the nation, placed 20th at the National meet and were the top team from the Mideast Region to finish the race. Dickinson College, which beat Moravian at the regional meet, was 22nd at nationals and MAC rival Messiah College was 24th.

Sophomores Heidi Wolfsberger (Moosic/Riverside HS) and Emily Shertzer (Hummelstown/Lower Dauphin HS) lead Moravian this fall. Wolfsberger earned All-American honors with a 28th place in a season best time of 17:37.1. Wolfsberger also earned All-Midwest Region honors and won the MAC Championship. She was the seventh straight Lady Greyhound to win the MAC Individual title.

Shertzer also earned All-Midwest and All-MAC honors this season. Shertzer was second at the MAC meet and third in the regional race. She just missed out on All-American honors with a 58th place finish at nationals in a season best time of 17:56.6. The National Championship race was the first time this season that Wolfsberger and Shertzer failed to place in the top ten of a meet.

Junior Hannah Wood (Palm/Upper Perkiomen HS) and sophomore Kim Jaick (Coopersburg/Southern Lehigh HS) were Moravian's third and fourth runners this year. Both runners earned All-Midwest Region accolades with top 35 finishes at the regional race and were All-MAC award winners. Wood's best time of the year was at Nationals with a time of 18:21.7 while her best finish was a second place at the Muhlenberg College Invitational. She was fourth at the MAC Championships. Jaick's best time was also at Nationals with a time of 19:32.9. She placed 3rd at the Muhlenberg College Invitational and 6th at the MAC Championships.

Moravian's three other runners at the National Championship race were sophomore Erin Boyle (Philadelphia/Nazareth Academy), senior Maria Grabowski (Churchville/Villa Joseph Maria HS) and freshman Jennifer Wagner (Riegelsville/Wilson HS). Boyle's best time of 1999 was at the NCAA Championships with a 19:51.2 while her best place was 7th at the Muhlenberg Invitational. Grabowski also had her season's best at the same races as Boyle with a time of 19:41.5 at the NCAA's and a 6th place at the Muhlenberg Invitational. Wagner completed the NCAA Championships in 20:01.4 and was 10th at the Muhlenberg Invitational.

Junior Kate Westermann (Milford, CT/Lauralton Hall) was 37th at the MAC Championships and 9th at Muhlenberg. Freshman Jessica Giampolo (Hebron, CT/Rham HS) was 44th at the MAC race and 15th at Muhlenberg while sophomore Amanda Samok (Palmerton/Palmerton HS) was 49th at the MAC Championships.

Six members of the Lady Greyhound squad earned spots on the Academic Honor Roll led by Wolfsberger and Shertzer. Joining the duo on the squad were Boyle, Westermann, sophomore Jennifer Boberg (Lansford/Panther Valley HS), sophomore Tiffany Catalino (Bethlehem/Freedom HS) and junior Leah Williams (Andreas/Tamaqua HS).