Rindge, N.H. – Freshman Jeanette Cudney (Cazenovia, N.Y./Cazenovia) placed 20th to lead the Le Moyne College women's cross country team to an eighth-place finish at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships on Sunday morning at Franklin Pierce University's Gates Farm Course. Freshman Sean Beney (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) led the men's team to a 12th-place finish.

Stonehill College won its sixth straight conference championship on the women's side and its 13th in the last 15 years with 45 total points after having five of the top 13 runners. Saint Michael's College finished in second place for the second straight year after totaling 64 points. Assumption College placed third with 138 points, while Merrimack College was one spot behind with 150 points. Southern New Hampshire University rounded out the top five with 178 points to edge Adelphi by two points. The Dolphins registered 205 points to place eighth for the second consecutive year. American International's Pascaline Jerotich became the fifth straight Yellow Jacket to win the individual conference championship by registering a time of 24:00.

On the men's side, American International College won its first conference championship with a conference record-tying 19 points after having the top three finishers and five of the top seven runners. Stonehill College, which had won the last three championships, finished in second place with 52 points after five Skyhawks placed in the top 14. The host Ravens tallied 124 points to place third, while Bentley University was fourth with 144 points. Adelphi University recorded 161 points to round out the top five teams. The Dolphins registered 341 points to place 12th for the second straight year. Michael Biwott from American International won his third straight individual conference championship after posting a time of 26:08. Biwott is the second Yellow Jacket to three-peat in the last six years as Glarius Rop claimed the titles from 2009-2011.

By virtue of its eighth-place finish, Le Moyne claims the women's cross country point in the year-long "Upstate Challenge" between the Dolphins and The College of Saint Rose. The Golden Knights earned the men's point after placing eighth. Through seven of the 16 sports, the Dolphins hold a 4-3 lead over the Golden Knights.

Cudney earned Northeast-10 Conference Third Team All-Conference honors after completing the sixth-kilometer course in 26:29 as the fifth freshman to cross the finish line. Senior Rachel Crosley (Clinton, N.Y./Clinton) was the second Dolphin to complete the race for the second straight year, registering a time of 27:34 to place 35th, an improvement of five places from last year. Freshman Anna Curtin (Castleton-on-Hudson, N.Y./Castleton) recorded a time of 28:05 to place 52nd, while senior Taylor Lewis (Belchertown, Mass./Belchertown) was two spots and three seconds behind to register her best finish in three championship appearances. Freshman Shania Hayward (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Saratoga Springs) was Le Moyne's fifth finisher with a time of 28:16 to place 59th.

On the men's side, Beney navigated the eight-kilometer course in 30:32 to place 71st among the 163 competitors and 15th among the 50 freshman. Classmate Joe Fallon (Syracuse, N.Y./Marcellus) was four seconds behind to place 73rd and earn 61 points, while Michael Bennett (New York Mills, N.Y./New York Mills), another freshman, turned in a time of 31:10 to place 86th. Freshman Brody Witaszek (Ghent, N.Y./Chatham) was the fourth Dolphin to cross the finish line with a time of 31:24 to place 92nd, while sophomore Colin Teeter (Central Square, N.Y./Central Square) rounded out the team's top five scorers with a time of 31:31 to place 96th.

Le Moyne closes out the season on Saturday, November 22 at the NCAA East Regional at the Mines Falls Park Trail in Nashua, New Hampshire.

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Women's Team Results
1. Stonehill 45, 2. Saint Michael's 64, 3. Assumption 138, 4. Merrimack 150, 5. Southern New Hampshire 178, 6. Adelphi 180, 7. Bentley 202, 8. Le Moyne 205, 9. Saint Rose 207, 10. Saint Anselm 223, 11. New Haven 292, 12. Franklin Pierce 294, 13. Pace 320, 14. American International 356.
 
Le Moyne Results
20. Jeanette Cudney 26:29, 35. Rachel Crosley 27:34, 52. Anna Curtin 28:05, 54. Taylor Lewis 28:08, 59. Shania Hayward 28:16, 72. Katherine Markstein 28:50, 73. Elena Doctor 28:52, 74. Laura Quercia 28:57, 81. Laura Hough 29:10, 107. Savannah Stevens 30:08, 108. Katherine Ward 30:11, 111. Gabrielle Schug 30:26, 122. Erin Fayle 31:21.
 
Men's Team Results
1. American International 19, 2. Stonehill 52, 3. Franklin Pierce 124, 4. Bentley 144, 5. Adelphi 161, 6. Merrimack 169, 7. Southern Connecticut State 181, 8. Saint Rose 206, 9. Southern New Hampshire 214, 10. Assumption 243, 11. Saint Michael's 330, 12. Le Moyne 341, 13. New Haven 372, 14. Saint Anselm 420, 15. Pace 500.
 
Le Moyne Results
71. Sean Beney 30:32, 73. Joe Fallon 30:36, 86. Michael Bennett 31:10, 92. Brody Witaszek 31:24, 96. Colin Teeter 31:31, 121. Derek Clar 32:57, 124. Robert Jeffrey 33:07, 143. Aaron Fuller 34:30, 144. Adam Zinger 34:35, 149. Zack Olmstead 35:01, 159. Jhonathon Cifuentes 38:50.