LASERS COMPLETE 2008 SEASON AT NCAA REGIONALS

The Lasell College cross country team closed out the 2008 season at the NCAA Division III New England Qualifier, Saturday, November 15th, hosted by Williams College.   Forty Nine teams and 660 athletes competed in the qualifier, including some of the top nationally ranked teams in all of Division III. 

Zachary Lambert (Marlborough, Mass.) was the top finisher of the Lasers men's team, completing the 8K race in 30:10.7.  Lambert was followed by David Walsh (Springfield, Mass.), who completed in 31:14.5.  Kristopher McCabe (Kingston, NY) and Christopher Johnson (Gloucester, Mass.) were the third and fourth finishers for Lasell, ending the race at 31:26.4 and 31:55.4 respectively.  Rounding out the race for the men's team was Grant Vantine (Fitchburg, Mass.), who finished the race in 36:39.5. 

The women's team had six Lasers finish the 6000 meter race. Senior captain Kayla McKenna (Warwick, RI) completed in 27:38.0, making her the first Laser to cross the finish line.  At 28:13.9, Ariella Harrington (Woburn, Mass.) ended the race, followed shortly afterwards by freshman Meghan Missett (Lowell, Mass.), who finished in 28:50.0.  Amanda Driscoll (Roslindale, Mass.), Danielle Chiarella (Westborough, Mass.) and Lauren Darrah (Beverly, MA) were the final three Lasers to complete.  Driscoll ran a 29:13.4, Chiarella ran a 30:04.8, and Darrah ran a 30:37.5.

Williams College was the victors on the men's side, and Middlebury College took the Championship for the women.  Both teams are nationally ranked, with Middlebury taking the number one spot on the women's side in all of NCAA DIII, and Williams ranked 6th in DIII for the men.