Cross Country
2008 NCAA Division II Atlantic Regionals
at Slippery Rock University
November 8, 2008

last updated 05/20/09

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KU MEN CLOSE OUT SEASON WITH 14TH-PLACE FINISH AT REGIONAL MEET

TEAM STANDINGS | COMPLETE RESULTS
1. Lock Haven 51, 2. Edinboro 71, 3. Slippery Rock 79, 4. Shippensburg 83, 5. Bloomsburg 148, 6. Indiana (Pa.) 176, 7. Millersville 216, 8. East Stroudsburg 221, 9. California (Pa.) 241, 10. Mansfield 305, 11. West Chester 318, 12. Wheeling Jesuit 337, 13. West Virginia-Wesleyan 339, 14. Kutztown 374, 15. Mercyhurst 431.

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — The Kutztown University men’s cross country team placed 14th out of 25 teams at the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regionals Saturday at Slippery Rock University.

Lock Haven won the regional meet with 51 points, while Edinboro placed second with 71. Slippery Rock was close behind in third with 79 points and Shippensburg followed with 83. Bloomsburg was fifth with 148. KU finished the 8K course with 374 points.

Kevin Rodgers (so. Clifton Heights/Upper Darby) was the Golden Bears’ top finisher, placing 40th in 34:02. Ben Loht (jr. Lewistown/Indian Valley) was second for KU, finishing 50th (34:23) and Ryan Reich (fr. Oley/Oley Valley) was 76th (35:45).

Frank Nick (fr. Kintnersville/Palisades) placed 90th in 36:22, while Jubilant Kunce (fr. Red Lion/Red Lion Area) and Steve Guthrie (fr. Chester Springs/Devon Prep) were 118th (38:11) and 129th (39:32), respectively.

The 14th-place finish ends the KU men’s cross country season. The Golden Bears will not lose any runners to graduation. 

KU WOMEN PLACE THIRD AT REGIONALS, HORSTMANN QUALIFIES FOR NATIONALS 

TEAM STANDINGS | COMPLETE RESULTS
1. Shippensburg 62, 2. Slippery Rock 97, 3. Kutztown 108, 4. Edinboro 110, 5. Indiana (Pa.) 158, 6. Bloomsburg 160, 7. Millersville 197, 8. Lock Haven 208, 9. West Virginia-Wesleyan 309, 10. Mansfield 318.

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — Joanna Horstmann (sr. Downingtown/Downingtown West) and Hailey Dell (sr. Saranac Lake, N.Y./Saranac Lake) earned All-Atlantic Region honors as the Kutztown University women’s cross country team finished third at the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regionals at Slippery Rock University Saturday.

Horstmann	Dell

Horstmann placed fifth overall in 22:08 to earn a bid to the NCAA Division II Championships at Slippery Rock University on Nov. 22.  Horstmann is the first KU cross country runner to earn all-region honors in all four seasons.  She will be the second KU runner to compete at the NCAA Championships all four seasons (Stephanie Williams, 2004-07) as well.

Her fifth-place finish also helped KU score 108 points and finish third out of 25 teams behind regional winner Shippensburg (62) and runner-up Slippery Rock 97. Edinboro had 110 points and Indiana (Pa.) had 158 to round out the top five.

Dell’s 14th-place finish was the best finish in her career at a regional meet. She ran the 6K course in 22:58.

Cheryl Dingman (jr. Lansdale/North Penn) was KU’s third-best finisher, placing 27th in 23:24.

Kristy Ulrich (fr. Duncannon/Susquenita), in her first regional meet, was 30th in 23:28 and two seconds behind her was Cristina Reimer (so. Chester Spring/Downingtown East), who finished 32nd.

Maureen Watson (jr. Walnutport/Allentown Central Catholic) and Kristin Cupido (so. Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) rounded out the Golden Bear finishers Saturday. Watson finished 46th (23:53) and Cupido was 55th (24:18).

KU WOMEN LOOK FOR MORE SUCCESS AT ATLANTIC REGIONALS

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — Coming off of their third-place finish at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships, the Kutztown University women’s cross country team will travel to Slippery Rock for the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regionals.

KU is ranked 12th in the nation and third in the Atlantic Region, behind PSAC Champion Shippensburg and runner-up Slippery Rock.

The Golden Bears. as a team last season, finished third at the East Regionals.

They were led by All-Region runner Joanna Horstmann (sr. Downingtown/Downingtown West), who placed third. Now in the Atlantic Region, Horstmann looks to add to her successful 2008 campaign. Horstmann notched her fourth All-PSAC honor to her career after finishing 14th (22:05) last week at the PSAC Championships.

Also running for the Golden Bears Saturday will be Kristin Cupido (so. Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan), Cheryl Dingman (jr. Lansdale/North Penn), Hailey Dell (sr. Saranac Lake, N.Y./Saranac Lake), Cristina Reimer (so. Chester Spring/Downingtown East), Kristy Ulrich (fr. Duncannon/Susquenita) and Maureen Watson (jr. Walnutport/Allentown Central Catholic).

Reimer and Cupido each earned All-PSAC honors last weekend for the first time in their careers in cross country with 19th- and 20th- place finishes, respectively. Reimer finished in 22:12, while Cupido finished in 22:13. 

KU MEN TO CONTINUE TO GAIN EXPERIENCE AT ATLANTIC REGIONALS

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — The Kutztown University men’s cross country team will look to build on its 11th-place finish at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships when they travel to Slippery Rock for the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regionals.

KU will run against tough competition, including PSAC Champion Edinboro, which is ranked No. 1 in the region. Slippery Rock is second, followed by Lock Haven, Shippensburg and Bloomsburg. KU is unranked heading into this weekend’s event.

The Golden Bears are led by Kevin Rodgers (so. Clifton Heights/Upper Darby), who was KU's top finisher on at the PSAC meet, placing 39th in 26:18. Ben Loht (jr. Lewistown/Indian Valley) and Ryan Reich (fr. Oley/Oley Valley) finished 55th (26:45) and 56th (26:45), respectively.

Frank Nick (fr. Kintnersville/Palisades), Jubilant Kunce (fr. Red Lion/Red Lion Area) and Steve Guthrie (fr. Chester Springs/Devon Prep) also will compete at this weekend’s meet.

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