2007 NE-10 Cross Country

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October 22, 2007

For Immediate Release

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Northeast-10 Men’s Athlete of the Week
Stephen DeWitt, UMass Lowell (Gr., Ellsworth, Maine) - Placed first and was named the Northeast-10 Runner of the Year at the NE-10 Championship. Ran the five-mile course in 25:07.07 and led UMass Lowell to a share of the championship with Stonehill.

Northeast-10 Women’s Athlete of the Week
Nicole Radzik, Bryant (Sr., Sutton, Mass.) - Captured the overall individual title at the Northeast-10 Championship. Earned Runner of the Year honors, finishing the race in a time of 18:28.30.

Northeast-10 Men’s Freshman of the Week
Kevin Gill, Stonehill (Fr., Brockton, Mass.) – Finished sixth overall at the Northeast-10 Championship with a time of 25:38. Earned Freshman of the Year honors as well as being named First-Team All Conference.

Northeast-10 Women’s Freshman of the Week
Lyra Clark, UMass Lowell (Fr., Nashua, N.H.) – Placed fifth overall and tops among freshmen at the Northeast-10 Championship to earn Freshman of the Year honors. Ran the 5K course in 19:08.9 and led UMass Lowell to second place.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Melissa Nash, Bentley (Jr., Marshfield, Mass.) - Finished second in the Northeast-10 Championships for the second straight year, with a time of a time of 18:40.9 for 5,000 meters.

Stephan Ramirez, Bentley (Sr., San Antonio, Texas) - Was Bentley's number one runner at the Northeast-10 Championship, placing seventh overall with an 8,000-meter time of 25:40.7.

Jake McAndrew, Le Moyne (So., Oswego, N.Y.) - Placed 8th overall at the Northeast-10 Championships with a time of 25:48 and earned Second-Team All Conference honors in the process.

Christina DaLomba, UMass Lowell (Jr., Marstons Mills, Mass.) - Placed fourth overall and earned all-conference honors for the third straight year at the Northeast-10 Championship. Ran the 5K course in 19:02.5 and helped UMass Lowell to second place.

Joey DeWitt, UMass Lowell (Sr., Ellsworth, Maine) - Placed fourth overall and earned all-conference status for the third straight year at the Northeast-10 Championship. Covered the five-mile course in 25:28.7 to lead UMass Lowell to a share of the team title.
Ruben Sanca, UMass Lowell (Jr., Boston, Mass.) - Placed second overall for the second straight year at the Northeast-10 Championship. Led the team to a share of the championship with Stonehill by running the five-mile course in 25:21.7.

Amanda Sousa, UMass Lowell (Sr., Peabody, Mass.) - Placed ninth overall and earned all-conference honors for the third time at the Northeast-10 Championship. Covered the 5K course in 19:29.3 and helped UMass Lowell to second place.

Whitney Dunbar, Southern Connecticut (Gr., ) – Placed eighth overall at the Northeast-10 Championships with a time of 19:26. Earned Second-Team All Conference honors in the process.

Joseph Poulson, Southern Connecticut (Fr., Oxford, Conn.) – Finished ninth overall at the Northeast-10 Championships with a time of 25:52. Earned Second-Team All Conference honors.

Lesley Clunie, Stonehill (Newburyport, Mass.) - Crossed the line at 19:16 to finish seventh overall at the Northeast-10 Championship. Helped lead Stonehill to the overall team title, while earning First-Team All Conference honors.

Kristina Coriaty, Stonehill (Jr., Brockton, Mass.) - Finished third with a time of 18:46 at the Northeast-10 Championship. Helped lead Stonehill to the overall team title, while earning First-Team All Conference honors.

Dave Metzger, Stonehill (Sr., Ellington, Conn.) – Finished third overall and helped lead Stonehill to a share of the Northeast-10 championship. Finished the 8K course in a time of 25.25.

Kelly O’Toole, Stonehill (Fr., Nashua, N.H.) - Completed the 5K course in 19:12, good for sixth place at the Northeast-10 Championships. Helped lead Stonehill to the overall team title, while earning First-Team All Conference honors.

Joe Ryan, Stonehill (Sr., Chelmsford, Mass.) – Finished fifth overall and helped lead Stonehill to a share of the Northeast-10 championship. Finished the 8K course in a time of 25.36.

WEEKLY NOTES:

BENTLEY: The Bentley women finished third in the Northeast-10 championships for the fifth straight year and had their lowest point total since 1988. The Falcon men had exactly their same finish as they did in 2006, fourth with 134 points.

UMASS LOWELL: UMass Lowell men captured a share of the Northeast-10 Conference championship with Stonehill, enjoying the title for the fifth time in its eight year history in the Conference. Stephen DeWitt was named the NE-10 Runner of the Year, marking the third time in the last four years a UML runner has been decorated as such. Additionally, Head Coach Gary Gardner was named the Coach of the Year for the third time in six years. On the women’s side, UMass Lowell placed second for the third time in four years led by junior Christina DaLomba (fourth) and freshman Lyra Clark (fifth), the third UML runner in the last seven years to earn NE-10 Freshman of the Year honors.

SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE: Junior Alex Brown (Hudson, N.H.) established a school-record time for the second time this season at Sunday's NE-10 championship. His 27:32 effort was 15 seconds better than Brown's previous school record of 27:47 established earlier this season at the Pop Crowell Invitational. Brown now holds three of the top seven times in program history, all established this season.