Hopkinton, N.H. – Sophomore Jeanette Cudney (Cazenovia, N.Y./Cazenovia) earned All-Region honors to lead the Le Moyne College women's cross country team to a 13th-place finish at the 2015 NCAA East Region Cross Country Championships on Sunday morning at the Hopkinton State Fairgrounds. Sophomore Sean Beney (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) led the men's team to a 15th-place finish by placing 41st.

Stonehill College, which won its seventh straight Northeast-10 Conference Championship two weeks ago, recorded its 13th regional championship with 48 points, including three of the top-10 finishers. Northeast-10 champion Nicole Borofski added another piece of hardware to her collection by placing first in 21:12.5. Roberts Wesleyan College placed second with 128 points to advance to the NCAA Championships, as will St. Thomas Aquinas College, which placed third with 160 points.

On the men's side, American International, which captured its second straight NE-10 championship two weeks ago, recorded its second consecutive regional title with 45 points after having the top two finishers and three of the top four. The Yellow Jackets were led by John Chirchir, who claimed the individual title after crossing the finish line in 30:49.0. Also joining the Yellow Jackets at the national championship in two weeks will be Bentley University, which placed second with 103 points, and Stonehill, which placed third with 122 points. Le Moyne's 15th-place finish is a three-spot improvement from the last two years and its best since also placing 15th in 2010.

Cudney earned her first career all-region honors by placing 25th after covering the six-kilometer course in a career-best 22:33.6. Freshman Brittney Mack (Poestenkill, N.Y./Averill Park) was the next Dolphin to finish, placing 61st among the 186-competitor field with a time of 23:49.3, while classmate Rachael Miller (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) crossed the finish line in a career-best 24:46.3 to place 94th. Junior Elena Doctor (Buffalo, N.Y./West Seneca East) tallied a time of 25:08.5 to place 112th, while sophomore Katherine Markstein (Binghamton, N.Y./Susquehanna Valley) was two spots back in 25:10.7.

On the men's side, Beney navigated the 10-kilometer course in 33:05.4, an improvement of 80 seconds from last year, to place 41st, 43 places higher than last year and the highest finish by a Dolphin since 2009. Fellow sophomore Brody Witaszek (Ghent, N.Y./Chatham) recorded a time of 35:02.8, 23 seconds faster than last year, to place 90th, an improvement of 22 spots from one year ago. Freshman Griffin Klein (Fair Haven, N.Y./Red Creek) placed 94th in 35:14.7 as the 16th of 54 rookies to finish. Senior Adam Zinger (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) completed his collegiate career by placing 101st in 35:28.1, an improvement of 30 places and 24.8 seconds from last year, while classmate Derek Clar (Scottsville, N.Y./McQuaid Jesuit) improved 29 places and 43 seconds from last year by placing 115t in 35:56.6.

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Women's Team Results
1. Stonehill 48, 2. Roberts Wesleyan 128, 3. St. Thomas Aquinas 160, 4. Daemen 178, 5. Bentley 180, 6. Assumption 196, 7. American International 213, 8. Merrimack 260, 9. Philadelphia 304, 10. Adelphi 327, 11. Nyack 372, 12. New Haven 400, 13. Le Moyne 401, 14. Saint Anselm 402, 15. Franklin Pierce 423, 16. New York Tech 434, 17. University of the Sciences 475, 18. LIU Post 484, 19. Wilmington 487, 20. Southern New Hampshire 488, 21. Southern Connecticut State 492, 23. Saint Michael's 543, 24. Saint Rose 565, 25. Caldwell 668, 26. Felician 750, 27. Molloy 752, 28. Post 765.

Le Moyne Results
25. Jeanette Cudney 22:33.6, 61. Brittney Mack 23:49.3, 94. Rachael Miller 24:46.3, 112. Elena Doctor 25:08.5, 114. Katherine Markstein 25:10.7, 131. McKenzie Tripp 25:32.4, 149. Savannah Stevens 26:07.8.
 
Men's Team Results
1. American International 45, 2. Bentley 103, 3. Stonehill 122, 4. Franklin Pierce 126, 5. Southern New Hampshire 143, 6. Roberts Wesleyan 152, 7. Adelphi 227, 8. Merrimack 229, 9. Southern Connecticut State 258, 10. Saint Rose 258, 11. Molloy 286, 12. Wilmington 318, 13. Saint Michael's 369, 14. LIU Post 408, 15. Le Moyne 421, 16. Nyack 482, 17. Daemen 504, 18. Assumption 521, 19. Post 560, 20. Chestnut Hill 562, 21. New York Tech 575, 22. Felician 611, 23. St. Thomas Aquinas 613, 24. Philadelphia 627, 25. Saint Anselm 701, 26. University of the Sciences 718, 27. Pace 752, 28. Caldwell 770.
 
Le Moyne Results
41. Sean Beney 33:05.4, 90. Brody Witaszek 35:02.8, 94. Griffin Klein 35:14.7, 101. Adam Zinger 35:28.1, 115. Derek Clar 35:56.6, 122. Dominik Maida 36:13.0, 130. Robert Jeffrey 36:25.0.