Van Cortlandt Park, NY - Cornell University won the 2006 ECAC Division I Women’s Cross Country Championships at Van Cortlandt Park.   The Big Red had five runners finish in the top 20.   Princeton’s freshman Reilly Kiernan took the individual honor with a time of 5:46.6.  Senior Dana Hastie of Stony Brook was second (5:48.6) while seniors Akilah Vargas of Villanova (5:49.6), Meghan Bishop of William & Mary (5:50.2) and Laurel Jefferson of Maryland (5:50.8) rounded out the top five.

The Big Red took home the top honors with a low score of 57.  William & Mary (61) finished second, Villanova (79) was third, Princeton (91) fourth and Maryland (152) was fifth.  Completing the top 10 were Yale (175), Georgetown (20), Columbia (207), Delaware (238) and James Madison (251).

In the University level race, Binghamton sophomore Katie Radzik crossed the finish line first with a 5:48.6 time.  Colgate took the team award with 47 points while Bucknell and Binghamton  tied for a distant  second with 118 points each.