November 9, 2008
XC: DOLPHINS WRAP-UP SEASON AT NCAA EAST REGIONALS
Boston, Mass. - Senior Kelsey Ryan (Warsaw, N.Y./Livonia) finished in ninth place to lead the Le Moyne College women's cross country team to a ninth-place team finish at the 2008 East Region Cross Country Championships on Sunday at Franklin Park. Senior Peter Gratien (East Syracuse, N.Y./East Syracuse-Minoa) finished 72nd to lead the men's squad to a 20th-place finish.
Ryan, who placed 25th at last season's regionals, finished the 6,000-meter course in a time of 23:19.7 to earn All-Region honors. Freshman Gina Micaroni (Blossvale, N.Y./Canastota), who earned first team all-conference accolades with a seventh-place finish at the Northeast-10 Conference Championship, registered All-Region honors by placing 15th in a time of 23:50.1. Senior Alycia Hall (Medway, Mass./Medway) finished in 67th place in 25:24.5, while junior Chelsea Gibson (Weedsport, N.Y./Weedsport) finished 76th (25:37.6) and sophomore Angelina Baggetta (Schenectady, N.Y./Schalmont) finished in 29:04.3 to round out Le Moyne's five competitors.
On the men's side, Gratien his tied 73rd-place finish at the 2007 Regionals to complete the 10,000-meter course in 35:06.1. Junior Raph Kopecky (Jamesville, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) finished the race 107th in a time of 37:05.2, while classmate Charlie Deragon (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee) recorded a time of 37:12.2 to place 111th. Sophomore Michael Notar (Schenectady, N.Y./Schalmont) came in 137th in 38:46.9 and junior Josh Graves (Maryland, N.Y./Milford Central) finished 148th in 40:25.3 to round out the field for the Dolphins.
UMass Lowell, the Northeast-10 Conference champions, won the women's and men's team titles by scoring 46 and 43 points, respectively. The River Hawks' Christina Dalomba recorded a first-place finish in 22:10.0 in the women's race, while teammate Ruben Sanca won the men's individual championship with a time of 30:36.3 after winning the Northeast-10 championship two weeks ago.
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Women's
Individual Results
9. Kelsey Ryan 23:19.7, 15. Gina Micaroni 23:50.1, 67. Alycia Hall
25:24.5, 76. Chelsea Gibson 25:37.6, 139. Angelina Baggetta
29:04.3, 141. Stephanie Singe 29:09.4, 143. Lauren Walters 29:22.9.
Men's
Individual Results
73. Peter Gratien 35:06.1, 107. Raph Kopecky 37:05.2, 111. Charlie
Deragon 37:12.2, 137. Michael Notar 38:46.9, 148. Josh Graves
40:25.3.



















