Gill, Metzger Earn First Team All-Conference Honors As Men's Cross Country Sees Two Year Northeast-10 Championship Reign End With Runner Up Finish To UMass Lowell, Five Individuals Earn All-League Accolades
October 22, 2006
STONEHILL MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
2006 Northeast-10 Conference Championships
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Bryant University, Smithfield, R.I.
FINAL TEAM SCORES TOP 15 INDIVIDUALS
1. UMass Lowell 24 1. Chris Croff, SCS 25:53
2. Stonehill 47 2. Ruben Sanca, UML 25:54
3. So. Connecticut 50 3. Joey DeWitt, UML 26:04
4. Bentley 134 4. Rex Radloff, UML 26:05
5. Merrimack 158 5. Keith Gill, STO 26:11
6. Bryant 181 6. Jason Beausoleil, UML 26:14
7. Assumption 251 7. David Metzger, STO 26:15
8. LeMoyne 256 8. Joe Ryan, STO 26:17
9. Saint Michael's 272 9. Steve Plouffe, UML 26:26
10. Saint Rose 283 10. Jacob Edwards, SCS 26:35
11. So. New Hampshire 304 11. John Critelli, SCS 26:44
12. Saint Anselm 328 12. Michael Cebula, SCS 26:48
13. Pace 367 13. Khalid Abdi, STO 26:51
14. Tim Catoggio, STO 26:53
15. Jason DeDonato, UML 26:54
SMITHFIELD, R.I.-- UMass Lowell won its first Northeast-10 Conference Men's Cross Country Championship in three years on Sunday afternoon, as the ninth-ranked River Hawks posted a team score of 24 points to top runner-up and 14th-ranked Stonehill by 23 points in the team standings, ending the Skyhawks' two-year reign as league champions. 22nd-ranked Southern Connecticut placed third with a team score of 50 points, while Bentley (134) and Merrimack (158) rounded out the top five in competition that took place on the campus of Bryant University.
Juniors Keith Gill (Brockton, Mass.) and All-America David Metzger (Ellington, Conn.) earned first team all-Northeast-10 accolades by placing fifth and seventh, respectively, with times of 26:11 and 26:15 over the 8K layout. Junior Joe Ryan (Chelmsford, Mass.) was next in eighth place with a time of 26:17, while junior Khalid Abdi (Brockton, Mass.) and senior Tim Catoggio (Bradford, Mass.) rounded on Stonehill's scoring by placing 13th and 14th, respectively, with times of 26:51 and 26:53 to join Ryan in earning second team all-conference honors.
"It's tough to see our championship run end, but I give UMass Lowell credit, they ran a great race," Stonehill Head Coach Karen Boen said following the championship. "Our guys know what it takes to compete at a high level, and I know we'll be ready to go for the regionals in two weeks."
Stonehill will seek to defend its NCAA Northeast Regional crown on Sunday, November 5th when the Skyhawks participate in the 2006 NCAA Division II Northeast Regional Championships at Franklin Park in Boston beginning at 1:30 p.m.
