St. Lawrence Women Finish First, Plattsburgh 3rd at NCAA Regional

St. Lawrence University runner John Johnston set the early pace, ahead of the pack.   St. Lawrence University captured the first-place crown with four runners in the Top 11 -- John Johnston 2nd, Steve Kiplagat 4th, Sam Rakoc 7th and Seth Jackson 11th. Plattsburgh finished in 9th place and Clarkson closed out in 16th place.  (Eric Foote photo)  Meet Gallery

November 12: The St. Lawrence University men's cross country team, ranked 11th in the national standings, captured the program's first Atlantic Regional title since 2000 on Saturday afternoon in Canton, NY.  With the victory, the Scarlet and Brown have earned an automatic berth into the field at the 2011 NCAA Championships next Saturday, November 19 in Winneconne, WI. The Saints had four runners in the top-11 of Saturday's race and were able to hold off Geneseo State by a mere six points, 89-95.  The Blue Knights, who were led by individual champion Lee Berube and third-place runner Eddie Novara finished second and also earn an automatic bid to the national championships. "I'm exceptionally proud of the team and how they ran according to our plan today.  They represented our program at home in front of family, friends and alumni with class and poise," said St. Lawrence head coach John Newman.  "(John) Johnston executed his race plan to perfection and ran the fastest time ever for a Saint on the Hoffmann Course, and now has the third-fastest time ever." Berube, the Hoffmann Course record holder, won the race with a time of 24:41 but was followed by St. Lawrence senior standout John Johnston in second place overall in 24:53.  Senior Steve Kiplagat, junior Sam Rakoc and senior Seth Jackson would then put the Saints in great position to win the race, finishing in fourth, seventh and 11th place, respectively. Though the Blue Knights would close the gap, senior Alex Calderwood's 65th place finish would prove to be the clincher, capping St. Lawrence's point total at the winning score of 89 points. Sophomore Brendan Courneene (76th) and first-year Scott Smolensky (84th) rounded out the St. Lawrence line-up in the regional race. New York University, Cortland State and the University of Rochester are also eligible for at-large consideration into the NCAA Championship.  Bids will be announced tomorrow.  The top seven runners whose teams do not advance to the NCAA race will be automatically qualified.

Runners from all over the Northeast, including six colleges in the North Country, look to get off to a good start at the Hoffmann Invitational Pre-Regional at St. Lawrence. Four members of the nationally-ranked #11 Saints men's cross country team earned top-10 finishes.  (Eric Foote photo)  Meet Gallery

October 8: Four members of the nationally-ranked No. 11 St. Lawrence University men's cross country team earned top-10 finishes on Saturday at the 2011 Hoffmann Invitational/Pre-Regional race on Saturday in Canton, NY. Leading the way was senior John Johnston, who finished in second place overall out of 265 runners, lifting the host team to second place in the team standings. Johnston raced in a time of 25:39 for the runner-up showing, as the Saints finished with a total of 75 points, one ahead of No. 5 Geneseo State in third place.  The 2011 Hoffmann Invitational/Pre-Regional was won by No. 22 Bates College with 53 points, while Geneseo State senior Lee Berube won the individual title with a course record-setting performance of 24:39. "This was the bounce-back effort we were looking for after last week's Paul Short event," said St. Lawrence head coach John Newman.  "We ran our packs pretty well and John (Johnston) had a really strong individual effort to place second overall." Seniors Steve Kiplagat and Seth Jackson followed Johnston in the race in seventh and eighth place, respectively, with times of 25:56 and 25:57.  Junior Sam Rakoc's time of 26:06 was good for 10th place overall, while first-year student Scott Smolensky rounded out the team's scoring in 57th place. Other student-athletes representing St. Lawrence on Saturday in the Hoffmann Invitational/Pre-Regional were Alex Calderwood (68th), Aaron Tompkins (71st), Brendan Courneene (82nd), Sean Callahan (83rd), Trevor Bibb (90th), Tim Liponis (91st), Zach Nelson (95th), Jack Knych (99th), Spencer Fausel (103rd), Corey Hahnl (108th), Jon Eng (124th), Andrew Sargrad (155th), Mark Perlman (187th), Tyler Harris (189th) and Tyler Baldino (222nd). St. Lawrence will have next week off before returning to competition on October 22 when the team hosts the 2011 NYSCTC Championships at the Hoffmann Cross Country Course.

  A total of 272 competitors from 40 colleges sprint off the start line looking for the early lead in the 2011 NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championships.  St. Lawrence University captured the first-place crown.  Clarkson closed out in 16th place of 40 teams.  (Eric Foote photo)  Meet Gallery

November 12: Senior Alex Benway (Queensbury, NY) put in a strong showing at the 2011 NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championship held at St. Lawrence University on Saturday morning with a Top 10 finish.Benway covered the 8,000-meter course in a time of 25:25.4 for an eight-place showing. With his strong showing Benway qualifies for the NCAA Division III Championships in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on November 19. The Golden Knight Men finished 16 out of 40 teams with 445 points. Lee Berube of Geneseo State was the regional individual champion with a time of 24:41.3. St. Lawrence won the team title with 89 points. Benway finished eighth overall out of 272 runners to lead the Knights, but several other runners posted outstanding results as well. Junior Pat Carroll (Queensbury, NY) came in 81st overall in 26:59.5 and classmate Andrew Gelston (White Plains, NY) was 107th overall in 27:30.5. Senior Neal Campbell (Queensbury, NY) ran the event in 27:35.7 to finish in 116th, and sophomore Dan Fritz (Cicero, NY) came in 136th to round out the Knights scoring.

October 8: Senior Alex Benway (Queensbury, NY) led the Clarkson University Cross Country team at the 2011 Hoffmann Invitational/Pre-Regional race on Saturday in Canton, NY with a fifth-place finish out of a field of 265 runners. Benway raced to a time of 25:53.2, leading the Golden Knight Men to a 12th place (329) showing out of 17 teams. Lee Berube of Geneseo paced the field with a course-record winning time of 24:39.4 over the 8k course on the St. Lawrence University campus. Bates won the team title with 53 points. 

November 12: The Plattsburgh State men’s cross country team ran to a ninth place team finish at the NCAA Atlantic Regional on the campus of St. Lawrence University Saturday. Plattsburgh finished with 222 total points as all five point scorers finished in the top 100 runners. St. Lawrence claimed the team title with 89 points followed by SUNY Geneseo with 95 points. SUNY Cortland (4th, 112 points) and Fredonia State (10th, 357) rounded out the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) teams to finish in the top 10. Junior Ryan Millar led the Cardinals, crossing the finish line 21st with a time of 26:03. Justin Harrington followed 10 seconds later to come in 28th. James Biondi (44th, 26:31), Chris Martin (47th, 26:35) and Adam Shearer (82nd, 27:01) all recorded points for Plattsburgh State. The Cardinals will await Sunday’s NCAA selections to determine if Millar will qualify as an individual selection for the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships. The national meet will take place next Saturday at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne, Wisc.

October 8: The nationally ranked No. 11 Plattsburgh State women’s cross country team took fourth place at the 20th Annual Ronald C. Hoffman Atlantic Pre-regional Invitational on the campus of St. Lawrence University Saturday morning.  The Plattsburgh State men’s team finished eighth overall.   Stefanie Braun continued to lead the Cardinal women’s team, running to a second-place finish in 22:15.  Brittany Trahan followed Braun in 17th place with a time of 23:04.   Kelley Driscoll was the third Plattsburgh runner to cross the finish line, taking 26th overall in 23:23.  Julia Warren took 28th, finishing three second behind Driscoll.  Colleen Cotey (39th, 23:51) rounded out the Cardinals’ top five.   The Cardinals compiled a total of 106 points in the 6K race.  Geneseo claimed the team title with 50 points, followed by St. Lawrence (69) and the Ottawa Lions TC (97).   On the men’s side, Chris Martin paced Plattsburgh with a time of 26:34 for 25th overall.  Justin Harrington had his best finish of the season, running the 8K race in 27:01 to claim 46th place.   Adam Shearer (51st, 27:07), Ryan Millar (69th, 27:23) and James Biondi (73rd, 27:28) all scored points for the Cardinals at Saturday’s race.   Plattsburgh took eighth place with 227 points.  Bates College won the team title with 53 points.  Geneseo (3rd, 76 points) and Cortland (4th, 133) were the only SUNYAC schools to finish ahead of the Cardinals.   The Cardinals travel to the Connecticut College Invitational on Saturday for their final race before the postseason.

 A pair of SUNY Canton runners (navy) get to the bottom of the hill in good position amongst a very tight pack early on in the Hoffmann Invitational at St. Lawrence University in Canton.  The host Saints finished second in the 18-team race, while Plattsburgh was 8th, Clarkson 12th, Canton 15th and Potsdam 16th in the team standings.  (Eric Foote photo)  Meet Gallery

October 8: The SUNY Canton men’s cross country team competed in the Hoffman / Pre-Regional Invitational Saturday afternoon at St. Lawrence University and finished 16th out of 17 teams. St. Lawrence is hosting the NCAA Atlantic Regionals on Nov. 12 and Saturday’s race drew some of the top cross country teams and runners in NCAA Division III on beautiful and sunny day in Canton.  Justin Richardson (Pavilion, N.Y.) paced the Roos with a 94th-place finish out of 265 runners recording a time of 27:51 in the 8K race. Jonathan Flint (Queensbury, N.Y.) followed in 154th place in a time of 29:16.  Addisu Woldehawariat (Bronx, N.Y.) came in 169th with a time of 29:34.  Dylan Barringer (Walkill, N.Y.) was 183rd (29:55). Timothy Messina (Queensbury, N.Y.) (30:34), Thomas Lauzon (Bombay, N.Y.), and Seth Hinman (Potsdam, N.Y.) (31:32) rounded out the Roos’ scoring. SUNY Canton will race at the CCOC Championships Saturday, Oct. 15 at Hobart & William Smith in their final regular season meet before preparing for the USCAA national meet in Lake Placid in November. Bates College won the men’s race and Geneseo’s Lee Berube set a new course record to win the individual men’s title.

September 7: SUNY Canton hosted the men's cross country North Country Invitational on Wednesday.  The Roos were joined by St. Lawrence University, Clarkson, SUNY Potsdam, and Paul Smith's College.   In the men's race the Roos had five players place in the top 30 led by Justin Richardson (Pavilion, N.Y.) who came in 15th in a time of 18:02.   Jon Flint (Queensbury, N.Y.) came in 19th in a time of 18:18.  Timothy Messina (Queensbury, N.Y.) was 24th (18:20), Dylan Barringer (Walkill, N.Y.) was 28th (18:31) and Addisu Woldehawariat (Bronx, N.Y.) was 29th (18:35).   St. Lawrence took the top four sports in the meet, which didn't keep overall team scores.  Steve Kipligat was the overall winner in a time of 16:54.  Austin Holbrook of Clarkson was fifth (17:20) and Neil Grayson was the top finisher for Potsdam coming in 39th place in a time of 19:14.  

 St. Lawrence women placed four runners in the Top 15 -- Jenna Hulton 2nd, MaKayla Nuffer 9th, Jackie Lemme and Megan Hulton 15th -- in a field of 256 runners in capturing first place at the 2011 NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championships.  Plattsburgh finished in a close third place.  (Eric Foote photo)  Meet Gallery

November 12:  The St. Lawrence University women's cross country team, ranked 11th in the nation, won its third consecutive NCAA Atlantic Regional Championship on Saturday afternoon on the Ronald C. Hoffman Cross Country course in Canton, NY. The Saints join runner-up Geneseo State as the automatic qualifiers for the 2011 NCAA Championship race, which will be held next Saturday, November 19 in Winneconne, WI.  The Scarlet and Brown, which won with 77 points followed by the Blue Knights' 91 point total, were led by seniors Jenna Hulton and McKayla Nuffer, who each earned top-10 showings in the race. "The ladies ran an outstanding race today and continued to accomplish our team goals," said St. Lawrence head women's cross country coach Mike Howard.  "Jenna and McKayla showed great poise and leadership today and we're excited for the chance to compete next weekend." Hulton's time of 22:08 was good for fourth place overall in the individual standings behind champion Stefanie Braun of Plattsburgh State (21:52) and Rowan's Jena Peacock and Vanessa Wright. Nuffer's 10th place finish overall is her career best in the regional championship, as she propelled St. Lawrence to the team title with a time of 22:26.  Junior Jackie Lemme, first-year student Megan Hulton and sophomore Amy Cymerman each earned All-Region honors while rounding out the team scoring.  Lemme was 13th overall followed by Hulton in 15th position and Cymerman in 35th. First-year student Anne Martino (44th) and sophomore Caroline Raue (46th) also represented St. Lawrence in the regional race on Saturday.  Plattsburgh State, Rowan and New York University are also eligible for at-large consideration into the NCAA Championship.  Bids will be announced tomorrow.  The top seven runners whose teams do not advance to the NCAA race will also be automatically qualified.

Mid-race, runners from SUNY Plattsburgh and SUNY Oswego compete in the Hoffmann Pre-Regional at St. Lawrence. Led by Jenna and Megan ton, the #26-ranked Saints defeated both #11 SUNY Plattsburgh and #20 SUNY Cortland en route to a second-place showing overall. (Eric Foote photo) Meet Gallery

October 8: The St. Lawrence University women's cross country team, ranked No. 26 in the national polls, had an impressive outing at the 2011 Hoffmann Invitational/Pre-Regional on a sunny Saturday in Canton, NY.  Led by Jenna and Megan Hulton, the Saints defeated both No. 11 Plattsburgh State and No. 20 Cortland State en route to a second place showing overall. Jenna Hulton was the top St. Lawrence finisher in fourth place overall with a time of 22:25, followed by her sister Megan in seventh place.  Senior co-captain McKayla Nuffer picked up a top-15 finish in 13th place in 22:58, while sophomore Amy Cymerman was 16th in 22:59.  Junior Jackie Lemme closed out the team's scoring at 69 total points in 31st position.  "I thought the ladies ran a great race from top to bottom," said St. Lawrence head coach Mike Howard.  "Given the fact that the regional race is here in November, we had a strategy on how we wanted to run the course and I thought we did that exceptionally well." Geneseo State, ranked in the top-10 in the national polls, won the women's race with 50 points while the Ottawa Lions finished in third with 97 points.  Plattsburgh State and Cortland State finished fourth and fifth, respectively.  The race was won by Cortland State senior Alyson Dalton with a solid time of 21:42. Other student-athletes representing St. Lawrence on Saturday in the Hoffmann Invitational/Pre-Regional were Anne Martino (49th), Katie Mannix (56th), Toria Koutras (61st), Caroline Raue (62nd), Mel Solandt (64th), Abigail Macbeth (70th), Erikka Nuffer (76th), Ariel Beccia (100th), Deidre Beller (112th), Andrea Maynard (121st), Kendra Sultzer (126th), Kelsey Leder (138th), Elizabeth Edwards (150th) and Noelle White (156th). St. Lawrence will have next week off before returning to competition on October 22 when the team hosts the 2011 NYSCTC Championships at the Hoffmann Cross Country Course.

StiStill running: SUNY Cortland’s Colleen Cotey (left) and Emily Cotey (right), both from Norwood-Norfolk, both competed well in the NCAA Women's Atlantic Regional.  In a field of 256 runners from around the Northeast, Emily finished 40th, less than two minutes behind the pace runner.  Emily placed 91st. 
(Eric Foote photo)  Meet Gallery

November 12: The Cardinals' Stefanie Braun won the individual title by four-tenths of a second to lead the Plattsburgh State women’s cross country team to a third-place finish at the NCAA Atlantic Regional on the campus of St. Lawrence University Saturday morning. Braun claimed her second postseason individual crown at the regional meet finishing first in a field of 256 runners as she navigated the 6,000-meter course in 21:52.1. Jena Peacock of Rowan University followed close behind Braun, taking second place with a time of 21:52.5. St. Lawrence won the team title with 77 points. SUNY Geneseo finished in second ahead of Plattsburgh with 99 points while the Cardinals compiled 99 points. Julia Warren cracked the top 20 with a 12th place finish and a time of 22:29. Brittany Trahan (25th, 22:53), Kelley Driscoll (30th, 22:59) and Amanda Schermerhorn (31st, 22:59) rounded out the Plattsburgh top five. While Braun’s performance automatically qualifies her for the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships, the Cardinals will await Sunday’s selections to see if they receive an at-large bid as a team. The national meet will take place next Saturday at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne, Wisc.
 

A runner from SUNY Plattsburgh leads a long string of competitors around a corner during Saturday's running of the 30th annual Hoffmann Cross Country Pre-Regional in Canton at St. Lawrence University.  The host Saints finished second in the team standings, while Plattsburgh placed 4th, Clarkson 13th, Canton 16th and Potsdam 17th among the 18 competing colleges.  (Eric Foote photo)  Meet Gallery

October 8: The nationally ranked No. 11 Plattsburgh State women’s cross country team took fourth place at the 20th Annual Ronald C. Hoffman Atlantic Pre-regional Invitational on the campus of St. Lawrence University Saturday morning.  The Plattsburgh State men’s team finished eighth overall.   Stefanie Braun continued to lead the Cardinal women’s team, running to a second-place finish in 22:15.  Brittany Trahan followed Braun in 17th place with a time of 23:04.   Kelley Driscoll was the third Plattsburgh runner to cross the finish line, taking 26th overall in 23:23.  Julia Warren took 28th, finishing three second behind Driscoll.  Colleen ey (39th, 23:51) rounded out the Cardinals’ top five.   The Cardinals compiled a total of 106 points in the 6K race.  Geneseo claimed the team title with 50 points, followed by St. Lawrence (69) and the Ottawa Lions TC (97).   On the men’s side, Chris Martin paced Plattsburgh with a time of 26:34 for 25th overall.  Justin Harrington had his best finish of the season, running the 8K race in 27:01 to claim 46th place.   Adam Shearer (51st, 27:07), Ryan Millar (69th, 27:23) and James Biondi (73rd, 27:28) all scored points for the Cardinals at Saturday’s race.   Plattsburgh took eighth place with 227 points.  Bates College won the team title with 53 points.  Geneseo (3rd, 76 points) and Cortland (4th, 133) were the only SUNYAC schools to finish ahead of the Cardinals.   The Cardinals travel to the Connecticut College Invitational on Saturday for their final race before the postseason.

November 12: Senior Maureen Hill (Latham, NY) paced the Clarkson Women, finishing in 119th place, out of 256 runners, with a time of 24:45.7 over the 6,000-meter course at St. Lawrence. The Knights placed 27 out of 36 teams with 777 points. Hill was closely followed by junior Rachel Bachman (Queensbury, NY) in 134th place with a time of 25:14.2. Senior Audrey Keene (Hilton, NY) came in 165th in 25:53.0. A pair of underclassmen rounded out the scoring for Clarkson, with freshman Sarah Governale (Wading River, NY) placing 184th and sophomore Erin Corrigan (Remsen, NY) finishing in 192nd.

Stefanie Braun of Plattsburgh State won the women’s title with a time of 21:52.1. The Saints won the team title with 77 points.

October 8: Seniors Audrey Keene (Hilton, NY) and Maureen Hill (Latham, NY) led the Clarkson Women in the 6k race, finishing 72nd (25:33.2) and 78th (25:57), respectively, out of a field of 217 runners. The Knights placed 13th out of 17 teams with 416 points. Geneseo State, ranked in the top-10 in the national polls, won the women's race with 50 points.  The race was won by Cortland State senior Alyson Dalton with a solid time of 21:42.

October 8: The SUNY Canton women’s cross country team ran at the Hoffman / Pre-Regional Invitational at St. Lawrence University on Saturday and finished 16th out of 17 teams. St. Lawrence is hosting the NCAA Atlantic Regionals on Nov. 12 and Saturday’s race drew some of the top cross country teams and runners in NCAA Division III on beautiful and sunny day in Canton.  The field included four teams ranked in the top 30 in the country. Megan Mydosh (Warwick, N.Y.) led the Roos with a 107th-place finish out of 217 total runners.  Mydosh ran the 6K race in a time of 25:41. Heather Ameele (Williamson, N.Y.) came in 175th place in a time of 28:18 and Emily Clark (Brushton, N.Y.) followed with a time of 37:39. SUNY Canton will race at the CCOC Championships Saturday, Oct. 15 at Hobart & William Smith in their final regular season meet before preparing for the USCAA national meet in Lake Placid in November. Geneseo, ranked in the top 10 in the country, won the women’s race and Cortland State’s Alyson Dalton won the individual women’s title.

September 7: SUNY Canton hosted the women's cross country North Country Invitational on Wednesday.  The Roos were joined by St. Lawrence University, Clarkson, SUNY Potsdam, and Paul Smith's College.   In the women's race Megan Mydosh (Warwick, N.Y.) and Heather Amelee (Williamson, N.Y.) each finished in the top 25 for the Roos.  Mydosh notched a 10th-place finish in a time of 22:17 and Amelee placed 24th in a time of 24:24.  Sarah Glode (Champlain, N.Y.) finished in 35th place in a time of 27:57.   St. Lawrence took the top nine spots led by overall winner Anne Martino who recorded a time of 20:24.  Erin Corrigan finished in 12th place for Clarkson (22:34) and Rebecca Dukett led Potsdam with a 22nd-place finish in a time of 24:13.