Teams: Women's Cross Country: Press Releases

Monday, October 12, 2009

WILFERT WINS SECOND NESCAC HONOR WITH NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE

MEDFORD -- As the top finisher among conference runners, and second among all New England Division 3 runners at the 2009 New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEIAAA) Cross Country Championship on Saturday, junior Amy Wilfert (Westborough, MA/Westborough) of the Tufts University women's team has earned her second New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Performer of the Week honor.

Wilfert was 11th overall at the New England Championship, which was held at Franklin Park in Boston. She finished with an 18:18 time that was two spots and two seconds ahead of Amherst's Sophia Galleher, who placed 13th overall with an 18:20 time. The NEIAAA Championship features competitors from Division 1, 2 and 3 teams. Among Division 3 runners, Wilfert was behind only MIT's Jacqui Wentz, who ran 18:06 for third place.

Tufts placed 22nd out of 49 teams overall at the NEIAAA race, led by Wilfert.

After running to the first cross country victory of her college career back on September 12, Wilfert was selected for her first NESCAC Performer of the Week award on September 14.  At the season-opening Trinity College Bantam Cross Country Race, she finished with a time of 15:56 that was 16 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Michelle Wallace from The College of New Jersey.

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