Geroux Leads Hurricanes at Gator Invitational

Oct. 10, 1999

Gainesville, FL – Sophomore Jennifer Geroux (Balto, MD) finished 16th in a time of 19:19.78 to lead the University of Miami women’s cross country team to an eighth-place finish at the Gator Invitational in Gainesville, FL.

Miami, which placed three runners in the top-60, finished with 209 points. Florida, the host school, finished with 26 points to win the team title. Central Florida’s Sonja Shedden (17:52.21) won the individual title.

Other Hurricanes running well included seniors Leatrice Shaw (Philadelphia, PA) who finished 31st (19:47.28) and Danika Dodds (Miami, FL) who took 55th (20:36.92).

The Hurricanes returns to action on October 16th when they travel to Tampa, FL for the State Cross Country Championships. Miami looks to improve on last season’s second-place finish.

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