University of Albany's Ada Lauterbach Named America East Women's Cross Country Performer of the Week - UAlbany Sports 2009

Cambridge, Mass. - UAlbany's Ada Lauterbach has been named the America East Conference Women's Cross Country Performer of the Week, as announced on Tuesday, Oct. 6 by the conference office. The sophomore is being honored by the league for the first time in her career.

Lauterbach placed 21st among 86 runners in 22:44 to lead the Great Danes to a fifth-place finish among nine schools at the George Mason Invitational on Oct. 3. The sophomore, who was running a 6,000-meter course for the second time in her career, improved her mark by almost two minutes (1:55) since competing at Princeton last season. As a track and field competitor, Lauterbach was a 2009 ECAC championship qualifier in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

The competitive field at George Mason featured two national top-20 schools and another institution which was regionally ranked by the USTFCCCA. Virginia, tabbed 19th in the country, edged out Georgetown, ranked 11th nationally, by one point to win the meet. Columbia, an Ivy League power which was fifth in the Northeast Region, placed third.

The Great Dane harriers return to action on Saturday, Oct. 17 to host the 43rd Annual UAlbany Invitational. The Bobbi Palma Women's Championship Race, held on a 5,000-meter campus course, begins at 10:05 a.m. The R.K. Munsey Men's Championship Race, an 8,000-meter circuit, commences at 10:40 a.m.


Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information