LASERS CROSS COUNTRY TAKE 4TH AND 5TH AT GNAC CHAMPIONSHIP
The Lasell College men's and women's cross country team competed in the 2008 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday, hosted by Saint Joseph's College (Me.). The Lasers' women's team took fifth place overall and the men's team finished in fourth overall. Saint Joseph's (Me.) won the women's race for the second consecutive year and Johnson & Wales University earned the men's Championship title.
David Walsh (Springfield, MA) and Zachary Lambert (Marlborough, MA) were the top two runners on the men's team for Lasell, finishing just one second apart. Walsh ended the 8K race in 18th place, in 30:21, and Lambert came in 19th place, at 30:22.
Following close behind in 22nd and 23rd place were Kristopher McCabe (Kingston, NY) and Christopher Johnson (Gloucester, MA). McCabe and Johnsons respective times were 30:35 and 30:37.
Completing the Lasers scoring were Grant Vantine (Fitchburg, MA) and Mike Isherwood (Warwick, RI), at 33:23 and 37:58.
The top finisher for the women's team, Kayla McKenna (Warwick, RI), finished in 18th place as well, crossing the finish line at 22:49.
The second and third runners for Lasell were both first year runners, Meghan Missett (Lowell, MA) and Amanda Driscoll (Roslindale, MA). Missett ran a time of 23:00 exactly, while Driscoll finished forty seven seconds after that.
The final four athletes to score on the 5K race for Lasell were Ariella Harrington (Woburn, MA) in 37th place, Lauren Darrah (Beverly, MA) in 45th, Danielle Chiarella (Westborough, MA) in 53rd, and Stephanie Hauck (Westwood, MA) who completed in 62th place.
The Lasers now will have one week off before competing in the NCAA Regional, hosted by Williams College, on November 15th.
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2008 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Championship | ||||
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Hosted by Saint Joseph's College of Maine (11/1/08) | ||||
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Cathryn Lariviere |
Emmanuel College |
19:46* |
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Danielle Sargent |
Johnson and Wales University |
20:32 |
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Lindsey Segal-Bator |
Pine Manor College |
20:51 |
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Rachel Perron |
Suffolk University |
21:01 |
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Alysn Ludwig |
Saint Joseph's College (Me.) |
21:16 |
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Jackie McElligott |
Norwich University |
21:26 |
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Katie Murphy |
Saint Joseph's College (Me.) |
21:36 |
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Amanda Charboneau |
Johnson and Wales University |
21:38 |
7 |
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Mary Casinghino |
Saint Joseph's College (Me.) |
21:41 |
8 |
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Tiffany Binette |
Saint Joseph's College (Me.) |
21:47 |
9 |
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Runner of the Year: |
Cathryn Lariviere, Emmanuel College |
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Rookie of the Year: |
Rachel Perron, Suffolk University |
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Coach of the Year: |
Tom Dann, Saint Joseph's (Me.) |
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2008 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Men's Cross Country Championship | ||||
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Hosted by Saint Joseph's College of Maine (11/1/08) | ||||
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Ryan Prescott |
Saint Joseph's College (Me.) |
26:53* |
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James Vance |
Johnson and Wales University |
27:40 |
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Kyle Reiss |
Johnson and Wales University |
27:53 |
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John Pomeroy |
Norwich University |
28:39 |
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Ron Guenard |
Johnson and Wales University |
28:45 |
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Brendan Thompson |
Norwich University |
28:49 |
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Nathan Smith |
Johnson and Wales University |
28:57 |
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Bobby Britten |
Saint Joseph's College (Me.) |
29:08 |
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Matthew Geisler |
Johnson and Wales University |
29:14 |
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Vincent Micucci |
Saint Joseph's College (Me.) |
29:19 |
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*SJC course record |
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Runner of the Year: |
Ryan Prescott, Saint Joseph's (Me.) |
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Rookie of the Year: |
Kyle Reiss, Johnson and Wales |
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Coach of the Year: |
Tony DaRocha, Emmanuel College |
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