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Cross Country
2007 NCAA Division II East Regionals
at Lock Haven University
November 3, 2007 last updated
08/15/08
KUTZTOWN MEN FINISH 13TH AT EAST
REGIONALS
LOCK HAVEN, Pa.
— A little misfortune cost the Kutztown University men’s cross
country team a couple places at the NCAA Division II East Regionals
Saturday in Lock Haven, as the Golden Bears finished 13th out of 24
teams.
Edinboro won the
region with 47 points, edging out Slippery Rock, which had 58
points. Lock Haven, Shippensburg and Mansfield rounded out the top
five. KU scored 319 points.
 Patrick Bone
(sr. Doylestown/Central Bucks West) led KU with a 27th-place
finish at 32:26 in the 10K race.
Tim Ballingall (fr.
Downingtown/Downingtown East) finished 70th for the Golden Bears
at 33:53, while Kevin Rodgers (fr. Clifton Heights/Upper Darby),
at 33:58, finished 71st.
Ben Loht (so.
Lewistown/Indian Valley) and John Pyne (jr. Harrisburg/Bishop
McDevitt) finished 75th and 76th, respectively, with identical
times of 34:05. Matt Cocciardi (fr. York/York Suburban) ran
the 8K course in 35:25 to finish 109th.
Tom Mooney (fr.
Churchville/Council Rock South) was set to finish around 40th
place, but he fell ill close to the finish line, eventually crossing
the finishing line in 148th place, at 38:53.
KU WOMEN FINISH THIRD; WILLIAMS,
HORSTMANN ADVANCE TO NATIONALS
LOCK HAVEN, Pa.
— The Kutztown University women’s cross country team fell six points
shy of earning their fourth straight trip to nationals, finishing
third behind Bloomsburg and Edinboro Saturday at the NCAA Division
II East Regionals in Lock Haven.
KU scored 87
points, with two runners finishing in the top five. Bloomsburg, the
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference champion, took the region
with 62 points, and Edinboro finished second with 81 points.
 Individually,
Stephanie Williams (sr. Harrisburg/Riverside) and Joanna
Horstmann (jr. Downingtown/Downingtown West) will return to
nationals to represent the Golden Bears after finishing second and
third, respectively.
Williams ran the
6K race in 21:28, finishing behind Edinboro’s Rachel Lanzel,
the PSAC runner-up. Horstmann took third with a 21:38. All three edged
out Clarion’s Erin Richard. The PSAC champion finished fourth.
Williams and Horstmann were named All-Region with their top-15
finish.
Maureen Watson
(so. Walnutport/Allentown Central Catholic) finished 19th with a time of 22:31. Kristin
Cupido (fr. Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan Reg.) was 29th
at 22:46, and Hailey Dell (jr. Saranac Lake, N.Y./Saranac Lake)
trailed Cupido by seven seconds to finish 34th.
Kristin Green (jr.
Camp Hill/Camp Hill) and Jolene Collins (so.
Annville/Palmyra) rounded out the Golden Bears’ top seven,
finishing 73rd and 77th, respectively. Green crossed the finish line
in 23:46 and Collins in 23:51.
Williams and
Horstmann will compete at the NCAA Championships, in Joplin, Mo., on
Nov. 17.
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