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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Four-Peat: Women's Cross Country Wins America East Championship

Boston, Mass. - Seniors Lucy van Dalen (Wanganui, New Zealand) and Holly van Dalen (Wanganui, New Zealand) finished one and two, and junior Hayley Green (Wellington, New Zealand) and sophomore Annie Keown (Auckland, New Zealand) also finished in the top 10, as the Stony Brook women's cross country team captured their fourth straight America East Championship at Franklin Park in Boston on Saturday.


"The girls were great today," head coach Andy Ronan said. "To handle the pressure of going for four in a row with such a strong performance makes them special."

Lucy finished the 5K run in 16:48.22 followed by Holly in 16:49.35. It was Lucy's third straight individual win in three events this season.

Green captured fourth with a time of 17:21.03. Keown came in at 17:23.53, good for fifth.

Freshman Olivia Burne (Palmerston North, New Zealand) finished in 12th (18:00.40) and junior Kristal Conklin (Middletown, N.Y.) and senior Carolina Cortes finished 21st and 23, respectively (18:26.64 and 18:27.87).

Despite a leg injury that hampered him much of the season, senior Tim Hodge (Tawa, New Zealand) led the men's team, finishing in ninth place.

"I am proud of the effort the guys gave today," Ronan said. "Tim Hodge was outstanding after missing most of the season. He showed great character today."
Junior Gerard Harley (Setauket, N.Y.) finished in 27th place (25:26.80). Freshman Daniel Denis (Bayport, N.Y.) (26:05.21) and junior Drew Dillingham (Riverhead, N.Y.) (26:18.43) rounded out the Seawolves in the top 50.

Both squads will be back in action on November 13 at the NCAA Regional Championships in Madison, Conn.