Week #6 Cross Country Release
CAMBRIDGE,
Mass. - After leading their teams against top nationally and
regionally-ranked schools this past weekend, University at Albany freshman Alex
Leuchanka (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa) and Stony Brook junior Lucy van
Dalen (Wanganui, New Zealand/Wanganui Collegiate)
garner the male and female cross country Performer of the Week awards,
respectively, for the week ending October 18.
At the 43rd UAlbany Invitational, Leuchanka
led the Great Danes to a third-place team finish out of 24 teams including
Marist, ranked 12th in the Northeast. Running an 8K course for only
the third time, Leuchanka improved by 27 seconds on his mark at the George
Mason Invitational two weeks ago. Leuchanka placed fifth out of 189 runners, finishing
the course in 24:59.9, a career-best time.
Van Dalen earns her first weekly accolade of the 2009
season after leading Stony Brook to a sixth-place finish out of 18 teams at the
Penn State Invitational, which included nationally ranked #3 West Virginia, #16
Penn State and #25 Providence. Completing the 6K course in 21:01, van Dalen
placed 10th out of 202 runners on Friday. This season, van Dalen
also earned a second-place finish at the Codfish Bowl where she missed first
place by only two seconds.
Two men's squads captured regional rankings this week
with Binghamton coming in 10th and New Hampshire placing 14th.
In the women's regional rankings, Stony Brook fell to sixth while New Hampshire
entered the rankings coming in 12th. Vermont and Maine also earned
rankings placing 14th and 15th, respectively.
Albany - The Albany men's and women's squads captured
third and sixth-place team finishes, respectively, at their home invitational
on Saturday. Alex Leuchanka led the Great Danes to the top finish by an America
East men's squad at the meet. Leuchanka placed fifth out of 189 runners and finished
the 8, 000-meter course in 24:59.9, a career-best time and a 27-second
improvement from his time at the George Mason Invitational earlier this season.
Redshirt freshman Paul Lagno (Salt Point, N.Y./Millbrook) placed second for the
men capturing 10th in a time of 25:24. Leading the women all season,
sophomore Ada Lauterbach (East Berne, N.Y./Berne-Knox-Westerlo) finished 10th
out of 193 competitors. Lauterbach dropped her 5K course time by over a minute
to finish the meet in 18:05.6. Freshman Miranda McConnell (Liverpool,
N.Y./Liverpool) finished second for Albany for the third straight meet, placing
16th overall. The Great Danes next compete at the America East
Championship on October 31.
Albany's story
Binghamton - At the 43rd UAlbany
Invitational, the Bearcat men's and women's squads both captured top-10
finishes. The men finished sixth out of 24 teams led by senior Chris Raulli
(North Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse), who ran to a 26th-place
finish in 25:44. Freshman Brendan Connell (St. James, N.Y./Smithtown) was the
second runner to finish for Binghamton in 33rd place. Junior Kim Law
(Newark, N.Y./Newark) led the women to a ninth-place team finish, completing
the 5K course in 18:27. Freshman Rachel Miura (Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John
Jay) finished next for the women capturing 33rd place in a time o f
18:41. Bearcat runners were also supposed to compete at the Penn State
Invitational on Friday, but it was cancelled due to rain. Binghamton next
competes at the America East Championship hosted by Vermont.
Binghamton's story
Boston U. - The Terrier squads next compete at the Central
Connecticut State mini meet on Saturday, October 24 in their last race before
the conference meet.
Hartford - The Hawks had the weekend off, but return to
action on Saturday at the Central Connecticut State mini meet.
Maine - The Black Bears next race at the America East
Championship on October 31 after two weeks of rest.
UMBC - The Retrievers men's and women's teams captured
12th and fifth-place, respectively, at the Princeton Invitational on
Saturday. Senior Suzanne Gabriel (Falls Church, Va./McLean), who has been a top
runner for UMBC all season, captured the women's individual title and led the
Retrievers with a time of 23:15.70. Senior Sara Parkinson (Lancashire,
England/Loughborough University) finished second for the women in 12th
place overall. Two seniors also led the
men, with Andrew Madison (Edgewater, Md./South River) placing first for the
men, finishing the 8K course in 26:18.10 to take 61st place, while
Michael Christmas (Invercargill, New Zealand/James Hargest College) crossed the
finish line second for the Retrievers to take 80th overall. UMBC
returns to action at the America East Championship.
UMBC's men's story
UMBC's women's story
New Hampshire - Both Wildcat squads next race at the
conference meet on Saturday, October 31.
Stony Brook - The Seawolves men captured sixth place out
of 13 teams at the Princeton Invitational on Saturday. Junior Tim Hodge (Tawa,
New Zealand/Victoria University) led Stony Brook, crossing the finish line in
10th place with a time of 25:18.70. Two other men placed in the
top-20 including seniors Alex Felce (Stroud England/Archway Comprehensive) and
Daire Bermingham (Portmarnock, Ireland/Sutton Park), who claimed 14th
and 17th, respectively. The Seawolves' women team competed at the
Penn State Invitational, which was moved to Lock Haven University due to bad
weather. Junior Lucy van Dalen led the women to a sixth-place team finish out
of 18 teams, which included three top-25 nationally-ranked squads and two
regionally-ranked teams. She claimed 10th overall in a time of
21:01. Stony Brook claimed two other top-25 finishes with junior Holly van
Dalen (Wanganui, New Zealand/Wanganui Collegiate) and
senior Laura Huet (Carrickmines, Ireland/Loreto
College Foxrock) claiming 21st and 22nd place,
respectively. The Seawolves next compete at Van Cortlandt Park on Wednesday
against Manhattan and Iona.
Stony Brook's men's story
Stony Brook's women's story
Vermont - The Catamount squads claimed two first-place
team finishes and two individual titles at the Saint Michael's Invitational on
Friday. Senior Aly Millett (Half Moon Bay, Calif./Half Moon Bay) led Vermont,
capturing the women's race in a time of 18:10. The women claimed nine of the
top 10 spots with sophomore Morgan Powers (Cincinnati, Ohio/Indian Hills)
taking second, only a second behind Millett. Freshman Julie McGilpin
(Westfield, Mass./Westfield), freshman Kaleigh Wood (Collinsville, Va.
/Franklin County) and sophomore Marisa Guerette (West Chester, Pa. /Unionville)
finished third, fourth, and fifth, respectively. Junior Ben Talbot (Scarborough,
Maine/Scarborough) captured first overall in the men's meet with a time of
26:32 followed by freshmen Andy Stillman (Norfolk, Mass./Xaverian Brothers) and
Ethan McBrien (Dublin, N.H./Contoocook Valley Regional), who claimed second and
third, respectively. Vermont will take the weekend off before hosting the
America East Championship.
Vermont's story