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2012 Women's Cross Country

Shannon Lavelle

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Holy Trinity
  • Hometown Hicksville, NY

Biography

Four-year letter-winner... Competed in 20 meets in her career... Three-time Landmark Conference championship (2009, 2011, 2012) and two-time NCAA Mideast Regional (2011, 2012) participant... Three-time Landmark Academic Honor Roll recipient (2010-2012)... University of Scranton Presidential Scholarship recipient.

Senior Year (2012):  One of four runners to compete in all seven meets... Recorded her best finish ever at the Landmark Conference championships, placing 28th in 26:07.70 for 6000 meters at Fort Roberdeau State Park in Blair County, Pennsylvania, on October 27... Two weeks earlier, broke the 26-minute mark for 6000 meters for the first time in her career with a time of 25:58 at the Princeton Invitational on October 13, finishing 205th overall... Placed 163rd in 26:09.5 over a 6000-meter course at the NCAA Mideast regional at Big Spring High School in Newville, Pennsylvania, on November 10.

Junior Year (2011):  Competed in five meets… Was the fifth Royal harrier across the finish at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic hosted by King’s College at the Hollenbeck Golf Course on Sept. 1 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, finishing 15th overall in a time of 16:53.50 over a 4000-meter course… Ended the season with a 44th-place finish over a snow-covered 6000-meter course at the Landmark Conference championships on Oct. 29 at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and placed 182nd in a time of 26:43 over a 6000-meter course at the NCAA Mideast regional on Nov. 12 at DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania.

Sophomore Year (2010):  An injury limited her to just two meets... Did, however, break the 27-minute barrier for 6000 meters in each race, finishing 164th in 26:35.7 at the Spiked Shoe Invitational at Penn State University on September 11 and 155th in 26:51 at the Purple Valley Classic (Williams College) on September 25.

Freshman Year (2009):  Competed in five meets, including the Landmark Conference championships, where she finished 39th in a time of 28:07 for 6000 meters at the United States Soldiers and Airmans Home in Washington, DC, on October 31... In her first race, placed 14th in a time of 14:02 over a 3000-meter course in a non-team scoring event against Marywood University on Sept. 1... Three days later, covered a 4000-meter course in 16:31 to finish 17th as Scranton won the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic (King's College) on September 4... Also competed in the Cougar Classic (Misericordia University) and Leeber Invitational (Fairfield University) on September 19 and September 26, respectively.

Top 25 Finishes
14th (14:02, 3000 meters), Marywood University, Sept. 1, 2009
15th (16:53.50, 4000 meters), Northeast Pennsylvania Classic, King’s College, Hollenbeck Golf Course, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Sept. 1, 2011
17th (16:31, 4000 meters), Northeast Pennsylvania Classic, King's College, Hollenbeck Golf Course, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Sept. 4, 2009
24th (18:35, 4000 meters), Marywood Invitational, McDade Park, Scranton, Pa., Sept. 1, 2012

Top 50 Finishes
28th (26:07.70, 6000 meters), Landmark Conference championships, Fort Roberdeau State Park, Blair County, Pa., Oct. 27, 2012
47th (21:37.32, 5000 meters), Vassar Invitational, Poughkeepsie, NY, Sept. 8, 2012

Landmark Conference Championship Finishes
28th (26:07.70, 6000 meters), Fort Roberdeau State Park, Blair County, Pa., Oct. 27, 2012
39th (28:07, 6000 meters), United States Soldiers and Airmans Home, Washington, DC, Oct. 31, 2009
44th (no official times available, 6000 meters), Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa., Oct. 29, 2011

NCAA Mideast Regional Finishes
182nd (26:43, 6000 meters), DeSales University, Center Valley, Pa., Nov. 12, 2011

Awards & Honors
Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2010, 2011, 2012)

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