For Princeton's talented runners who often live in the shadow of the cross-country team's top seven, this weekend provided them with a chance to shine.
While the women's varsity seven and men's team senior Austin Smith prepared themselves to race at the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., the remaining runners took the short trip to New York to compete in the ECAC and IC4A Championships on Saturday.
Sophomore Caroline Mullen came up with the Tigers' top finish, covering the five-kilometer course at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, N.Y., in 18 minutes, 52 seconds, which was good for 40th place.
Followed by senior Randy Buzzell (46th, 18:57) and sophomore Claire Filloux (50th, 19:00), Mullen led her team to an eighth-place finish out of 15 teams competing.
Freshman James O'Toole led the men's team with a 60th-place finish and a time of 26:07 over the five-mile course. Only two seconds behind him was freshman Justin Pines (63rd, 26:09). Junior John Basler (67th, 26:11) rounded out Princeton's top three finishers.
The Tigers finished 15th of 20 teams, only three points behind Duke and 38 behind No. 13, Columbia.
La Salle easily won the men's meet, placing 31 points ahead of William and Mary and finishing all of its scorers in the top 20.
The women's race proved far closer. La Salle again triumphed, pulling out a close two-point win over Yale thanks to strong firstand third-place finishes.
Princeton's top five women finished between 40th and 60th places in a spread of only 21 seconds, an impressive testament to the skill and depth of the team.
Likewise, the Tigers' top five men had only a 27-second spread between their first and fifth runners.
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