Flameshinderedbyillnessandinjury

The Lady Flamesraninto difficulty at their very fisrt match when theirtop two runners were sidelinedbyillness.

JuniorLynn Attwood and senior Monica Carmmona missed the firstmeet ofthe season ata dual meet held atWilliam and Mary.

Placing for Liberty were Tracy Tidwellrunningthe coursewitha time of 19:12. Her fourth place finishwas theteamsbest.

In the number 10 position was Patti Bottiglieri with a time of 20:14. Itwas her fist colligiatecompition

The overall team score was William and Mary, 19, Liberty, 42.

The team'sluckdid not improve and illness forced them to travel with only seven runners to the Tar Heel Invitational inNorthCarolina.

The team finished third overall in the competition, behind North Carolina and Brevard College of NC.

Traci Tidwell finished first of the Flame field with a time of 19:14. It earned her seventh place intherun.

Finishing in the tenth position was Liberty'sPam Fauber

Women S Cross Country

3rdplacefinishatTarHeelInvitational

4th place finish at Virginia Intercollegiate ist place finish at Mason-Dixon Athletic Conference Championships

20th place finish at NCAA District3 Championships with atime of 19:29.

After a 13-th place finish at the Furman Invitational, the Flames traveled totheVirginia State Division I Championship were theycompeted forthefirst time asa whole.

Injuriesand illnessbehind,the team finishedinthefourthposition All nine team members competed inthe Oct. 15meet.

Pam Fauber led theFlames, clocking her best time ofthe season,18:42 Her timeearned a 14th-place finish. Also running wellfor Liberty were Monica C armona, Lynn Attwood and Pattty Bottiglieri

A first-placefinish in the Mason-Dixon Championship secured Liberty their first regionalmeet Tworunners did not make the trip due to illnessand injurythatwerecharacteristic of the Lady Flame's season. Lynn Attwood and Patti Bottiglerididnot participateinthematchat Furman University in Greenville, SC

Allbutone of thesix participants ran their best time at the Division IIIchampionship, earning a 20th place team finishfortheteam in itslastmatch.