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October 25, 2009

XC: LE MOYNE MEN AND WOMEN PLACE NINTH AT NORTHEAST-10 CHAMPIONSHIP


Colchester, Vt. - The Le Moyne College men's and women's cross country teams each placed ninth at the 29th Annual Northeast-10 Conference Cross Country Championship on Sunday morning on the Saint Michael's College campus.

Stonehill College turned in first-place finishes in both the men's and women's team competitions. In the women's five-kilometer race, Southern Connecticut State senior Laura Brustolen recorded the individual championship with a time of 18:03.8. American International freshman Glarius Rop turned in a meet-record time of 24:22.2 to cruise to a victory in the men's eight-kilometer race.

Freshman Emma D'Ambro (Schaghticoke, N.Y./Hoosic Valley) led the Dolphins in the race with a 22nd-place finish in 19:36.4. Sophomore Gina Micaroni (Blossvale, N.Y./Canastota) followed 10 seconds later to place 28th. Freshman Erin Hudson (Fulton, N.Y./Fulton) and seniors Chelsea Gibson (Weedsport, N.Y./Weedsport) and Kimberly Thompson (Lafayette, N.Y./Lafayette) rounded out Le Moyne's top-five finishers by placing 79th, 90th and 114th respectively.

On the men's side, senior Jake McAndrew (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego) was the first Dolphin to cross the finish line, placing 36th in 26:58.1. Freshman Nicholas Cutter (Housatonic, Mass./Monument Mountain) turned a 54th-place performance with a time of 27:32.1, while classmate Evan Oustrich (Mexico, N.Y./Mexico) finished 78th in a time of 28:19.8. Freshmen Patrick Micaroni (Blossvale, N.Y./Canastota) and Matthew Carey (East Greenbush, N.Y./Columbia) capped the top-five finishers for the Dolphins by placing 86th and 101st respectively.

Le Moyne closes out the season in two weeks at the NCAA Regionals at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.

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Women's Team Scores

1. Stonehill 37, 2. UMass Lowell 53, 3. Southern Connecticut 126, 4. Adelphi 131, 5. Saint Rose 164, 6. Bentley 169, 7. New Haven 220, 8. Merrimack 233, 9. Le Moyne 272, 10. American International 284, 11. Saint Michael's 303, 12. Southern N.H. 308, 13. Pace 337, 14. Saint Anselm 364, 15. Assumption 388, 16. Franklin Pierce 515.

Le Moyne Results

22. Emma D'Ambro 19:36.4, 28. Gina Micaroni 19:46.2, 79. Erin Hudson 20:56.8, 90. Chelsea Gibson 21:21.4, 114. Kimberly Thompson 22:19.3, 115. Ashley Myers 22:23.2, 120. Angelina Baggetta 22:41.1, 123. Lauren Walters 22:47.7, 138. Anna Rich 23:41.0.

Men's Team Scores

1. Stonehill 36, 2. UMass Lowell 45, 3. Southern Connecticut 99, 4. Adelphi 115, 5. American International 136, 6. Bentley 153, 7. Saint Rose 186, 8. New Haven 250, 9. Le Moyne 260, 10. Assumption 278, 11. Saint Michael's 305, 12. Saint Anselm 336, 13. Southern N.H. 390, T14. Merrimack Inc., T14. Pace Inc.

Le Moyne Results

36. Jake McAndrew 26:58.1, 54. Nicholas Cutter 27:32.1, 78. Evan Oustrich 28:19.8, 86. Patrick Micaroni 28:38.0, 101. Matthew Carey 29:36.1, 120. Josh Graves 31:18.8, 126. Justin Trombetta 33:07.1, 136. Dylan Carroll 43:17.0.