CAMBRIDGE, Mass-
Senior Kim Povec (Holland-Patent, N.Y./Whitesboro) of the University of
New Hampshire and Paul Zwama (Groningen, Netherlands/CSG
Dingstede), a sophomore at UMBC, grabbed first-place finishes in their
respective races and went home with this week’s America East male and female
Performer of the Week awards.
Povec took
first place at the Murray Keatinge Invitational on Saturday, October 4, where
three of the six teams she ran against were ranked in the top-eight of their
respective regions. Her time of 18:05.38 in the 5k set her more than two
seconds ahead of her closest competition.
Povec’s performance helped propel her team ahead of America East rival Maine,
after the Wildcats fell to the Black Bears in a heart-breaking five-point loss
last week.
Zwama, who
has been the top finisher for UMBC in all three meets thus far, ran for a
first-place overall finish at the Towson Invitational on Friday, October 3, leading
his team to its second victory of the year.
Zwama posted a time of 26:33 in the 8k, four seconds ahead of
second-place teammate Anthony Kelhower.
Albany- The Great Danes competed in the Towson Invitational
this week, where the women took home second out of eight schools, and the men,
third. Freshman Emily Fung was a strong
presence for the women in the absence of top-runner Laura Cummings, finishing
in fifth-place with a time of 18:52
in the 5k- her fastest performance of the season. Fung was supported by three other top-10
finishers for the women. On the men’s
side, Brian Yurkewecz paced the squad with a 26:37 time and a third-place
finish. Yurkewecz was just four seconds
behind the race leader, and was followed by teammate R.J. Sniffen who finished
in ninth. Both teams return to action on
Saturday October 18, when they host the 42nd Annual UAlbany
Invitational.
Albany's Story
Binghamton- The Bearcats were one of three America East teams
to run in the Paul Short Invitational in
Lehigh, Pa.
on Friday afternoon. The men’s team was
lead by sophomore Erik van Ingen who completed the 8k in a time of 24:37 and
secured a 42nd-place finish.
The women’s leader was senior Jamie Shulte who ran the 6,000-meter
course in 22:16. The men finished 20th out of 45
teams while the women brought home 31st of 43.
Binghamton's Story
Boston U.- The Terriers did not compete this week as
they gear up for the New England Championships on October 11, in Boston,
Mass.
The women will hope to repeat last year’s third-place finish, the top
out of the America East participants.
Hartford- The Hawks did not compete this week, but will
return to action on Saturday, October 11, when they head to Boston
for the New England Championships. Among
their opponents will be America East contenders Maine,
Vermont, New
Hampshire and Boston
University.
Maine- The Black Bears hosted the Murray Keatinge
Invitational on Saturday, running against America East rival New
Hampshire, along with three programs ranked within
the top-eight of their respective regions.
Senior Miles Bartlett was the first to cross for the Black Bear men,
completing the five-mile course in a time of 25:11.23 and earning a 26th-place
finish. For the women, freshman Corey
Conner finished 12th overall, pacing her team with an 18:43.44 time
in the 5k. The Black Bears return to action on October 11, when they head to Boston
for the New England Championships.
Maine's Story
UMBC- The Retrievers had a powerful performance at the
Towson Invitational on Friday, earning a first-place overall win for the men,
their second in three meets. Paul Zwama,
this week’s performer of the week, was the overall winner of the race with a
time of 26:33 in the 8k, and has now paced the men in every race this
season. For the women, junior Sara
Parkinson was the leader across the line, taking home first place with an 18:14 finish in the 5k. It was a hard fought win for Parkinson, as
she edged out the second-place finisher by only a second. The women finished third out of seven teams
on the day.
UMBC's Story
New Hampshire- New Hampshire
took on a heavy course load in the Murray Keatinge Invitational at the University
of Maine on Saturday. The Wildcat women managed to rebound after a
heartbreaking five-point loss at the hands of the Black Bears last week,
finishing fourth out of seven teams. The
women trailed only Duke, Boston College,
and Yale- all within the top-eight in their respective region. Senior captain Kim Povec, this week’s
performer of the week, outpaced the competitive field, finishing the
five-kilometer race in a time of 18:05.38 and taking home first place. For the men, senior Brent Powers finished 12th
overall with a 25:27.49 time in the five-mile race, helping the men secure
third out of seven talented teams.
UNH Men's Story
UNH Women's Story
Stony Brook- The Stony Brook women soared to the top of the
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s (USTFCCCA)
regional polls this week, earning first-place in the Northeast after two weeks
in third behind Boston College and Providence.
The squad’s strong showing at the Notre Dame Cross Country Invitational
on Friday helped the Seawolves leapfrog the regional competition. Sophomore Holly Van Dalen was the first to
cross for Stony Brook, finishing 20th17:08 in the 5k. The team finished fourth overall in the
47-team meet, 12 of which were nationally-ranked according to last week’s
polls. with her time of
The men ran
in the Paul Short Invitational on Friday, taking 19th out of 45
teams. Pacing the men was sophomore Tim
Hodge with a time of 24:07 in the 8k and an 11th-place overall finish. Both squads return to action in a Pre-NCAAA
Meet in Indiana on Saturday,
October 18.
Stony Brook's Story
Vermont- The Catamounts swept the 2008 Vermont
Intercollegiate Cross Country Championships on Saturday, with junior Doug
Maisey finishing first for the men.
Maisey ran the 8,000-meter course in 26:57.1 making this his second
individual title of the season. Four
other catamounts would follow, securing five top-10 spots for Vermont. For the women, senior Diana Purtz was the
first Catamount to cross, securing third-place with her time of 18:59.7 in the
5,000-meter race. The support Purtz
received from her teammates is what propelled the team to victory as Vermont
secured fourth, sixth, and seventh place.
Both teams return to action in Boston
for the New England Championships on October 11.
Vermont's Story