(September 26, 2009) - Farmington, ME - Junior Nicole Horvath (Fort Edward, NY) finished in the top 10 for the second time this season, leading Green Mountain College to a 2^nd place finish at the University of Maine Farmington Saturday afternoon.   Horvath covered the 5k course in 23:21, 15 seconds off her best time, but good enough for 8^th place overall out of the 40 competitors.

UMF swept the top 4 spots, taking the team title with a score of 15 total points followed by GMC (58), and Maine Maritime (70).  Johnson St. and Thomas were also represented, but failed to record a team score.  UMF's Molly Carl was the overall champ finishing in a blistering 21:47.

Freshman Whitney Rose (Kalamazoo, MI) was 2^nd for the Eagles, finishing in 12^th overall (24:15) while recording a personal best.  Freshman Taylor Conley (Yorktown, VA) also recorded her top time of the season in 25:09, good enough for 21^st, followed closely by sophomore Bridget Combes (Londonderry, NH) in 22^nd (25:37).  Freshman Kelly Silin (York Beach, ME) rounded out GMC's top 5 in 24^th (25:55).

GMC takes to the course next Saturday, October 3^rd at the Vermont State Meet in Johnsonville, VT.