October 11, 2008
XC: SAINT ROSE SWEEPS DOLPHINS IN DUAL MEET ON SENIOR
DAY
Syracuse, N.Y. - Freshman Gina Micaroni (Blossvale,
N.Y./Canastota) finished in first place, but the Le Moyne
College women's cross country team was edged by one point in a dual
meet with Saint Rose on Saturday at the Thomas J. Niland Athletic
Complex. Saint Rose recorded 27 points, while the Dolphins posted
28. In the men's race, Saint Rose scored 18 points as Le Moyne
tallied 47 points.
Micaroni, a four-time Northeast-10 women's freshman of the
week, finished the three-mile course in 19:57 to lead the Dolphins.
Senior Kelsey Ryan (Warsaw, N.Y./Livonia) finished
in second place with a time of 20:22 in the senior class's final
home meet. Senior Alycia Hall (Medway, Mass.) and
junior Chelsea Gibson (Weedsport, N.Y./Weedsport)
finished in seventh and eighth place, respectively, with times of
21:52 and 21:59. Freshman Kate Brondum (Cazenovia,
N.Y./Cazenovia) rounded out Le Moyne's top-5 finishers
with a 10th-place finish in 22:17.
Senior Peter Gratien (East Syracuse, N.Y./East
Syracuse-Minoa) led the Le Moyne men's team with a
fourth-place finish in 28:47 on the five-mile course. Juniors
Raph Kopecky (Jamesville, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt)
and Charlie Deragon (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee)
finished eighth and ninth, respectively, with a time of 30:57.
Junior Josh Graves (Maryland, N.Y./Milford)
finished the race in 35:00 for 15th place, while sophomore
Justin Trombetta (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee)
placed 16th in 35:44. Brad Lewis, an unattached runner from Saint
Rose, won the men's race in 28:11.
The Dolphins return to action in two weeks at the Northeast-10
Conference Championships at Saint Michael's College at 11:30 a.m.
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Women's
Team Results
1. Saint Rose 27, 2. Le Moyne 28.
Le Moyne Results
1. Gina Micaroni 19:57, 2. Kelsey Ryan 20:22, 7. Alycia
Hall 21:52, 8. Chelsea Gibson 21:59, 10. Kate Brondum 22:17, 15.
Ashley Myers 23:30, 16. Angelina Baggetta 24:33, 17. Stephanie
Singe 25:30, 18. Anna Rich 25:45.
Men's
Team Results
1. Saint Rose 18, 2. Le Moyne 47.
Le Moyne Results
4. Peter Gratien 28:47, 8. Raph Kopecky 30:57, 9. Charlie
Deragon 30:57, 15. Josh Graves 35:00, 16. Justin Trombetta 35:44,
17. Dylan Carroll 37:53.
