Madison, Conn. -
Seniors Lucy van Dalen and Holly van Dalen (Wanganui, New Zealand) finished one and two to lead the Stony Brook women's cross country team to a second-place at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships on Saturday.
The second-place finish automatically qualifies the Seawolves for the National Championships to be run on November 22 at Indiana State. It is the third time in four years that SBU will run at the National Championships.
The women's team finished just five points shy of Syracuse, the meet favorite.
"I am thrilled with the effort all seven ladies put out today," head coach Andy Ronan said. To get an automatic qualifying spot will allow us to sleep well tonight, not having to wait on an at-large berth. Lucy and Holly were once again at the top of their game, and now head to the national meet as potential top 10 finishers."
Lucy, who has won each of the four meets she's competed in this season, took first in a time of 19.38.4. Holly was a close second, finishing in 19:42. Sophomore Annie Keown (Auckland, New Zealand) finished eighth in a time of 20:19.6 and junior Hayley Green (Wellington, New Zealand) took tenth (20:22.8) to round out the top scorers for Stony Brook.
Senior Carolina Cortes (Woodmere, N.Y.) finished 62nd in a time of 21:36.5.
On the men's side, senior Tim Hodge (Tawa, New Zealand) led the Seawolves with a 27th place finish (30:50.3).
Women's Times:
1 Lucy van Dalen - 19:38.4
2 Holly van Dalen - 19:42.0
8 Annie Keown - 20:19.6
10 Hayley Green - 20:22.8
62 Carolina Cortes - 21:36.5
(102) Kristal Conklin - 22:13.0
(118) Olivia Burne - 22:25.7
Men's Times:
27 Tim Hodge - 30:50.3
83 Gerard Harley - 31:54.4
115 Iain Whitfield - 32:23.5
135 Daniel Denis - 32:42.7
150 Carlos Roa - 32:56.7
(175) Mark Appledorf - 33:35.3
(180) Alex Varone - 33:42.1
