For Immediate Release
Otober 23, 2011
American International's Cherutich and Rop Claim Individual Titles
South Easton, Mass. – The Stonehill College men's and women's cross country teams each claimed championships at the 2011 Northeast-10 Conference Cross Country Championships, which were held today at Stanley Park in Westfield, Massachusetts.
American International College student-athletes swept the individual championships as Glarius Rop won the eight-kilometer men's race in a time of 23.59 and Jeptui Cherutich won the five-kilometer women's race in a final time of 17.39. Rop and Cherutich were also named Northeast-10 Conference Male and Female Athletes of the Year, which was voted on by the conference's head coaches.
For a complete list of men's results, click here
For the complete women's results, click here
Stonehill's women's team won their third consecutive team title and sixth overall in the past seven years. The Skyhawks men's team finished second a year ago, but took home the team title today as they had four of the top ten finishers, overall. Steve Polito finished second behind Rop to lead the Skyhawks.
On the women's side, four of the top nine finishers represented Stonehill College. Overall, it's the tenth women's championship in program history.
Also, announced at today's championship were the NE-10 Conference Rookies of the Year and Coaches of the Year. Stonehill's Karen Boen was named Men's and Women's Coach of the Year, as she helped lead her team to dual conference championships.
The University of Massachusetts Lowell's Brendan Adams was named men's rookie of the year, while Bentley University's Tara Dooley was named women's rookie of the year. Adams was the top freshman finisher in today's championship race, placing 16th overall, while Dooley finished second, five seconds behind Cherutich.
The Northeast-10 awards it's all All-Conference teams at the conference championship, based on the outcome of today's races. Finishers one through seven are awarded first team honors, eight through fourteen second team, and finishers 15 through 21 were named to the third team. For a complete list of honorees from today's race, see below.
The Northeast-10 is an association of 16 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 5,500 student-athletes. Each year, 4,000 of those student-athletes compete in Conference championships in 23 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
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MEN'S ALL-CONFERENCE
Northeast-10 Conference Men's First Team
Andrew Coelho, Adelphi
Glarius Rop, American Int'l
Greg Wilson, UMass Lowell
Corey DeLaCruz, So. Connecticut
Brian Nill, So. Connecticut
Ethan Penney, Stonehill
Steve Polito, Stonehill
Northeast-10 Conference Men's Second Team
James Mee, American Int'l
Chris Estrella, UMass Lowell
Daniel Wang, UMass Lowell
Joshua Perry, So. Connecticut
Paul Ryskowski, So. Connecticut
Paul Cina, Stonehill
Scott Waller, Stonehill
Northeast-10 Conference Men's Third Team
David DeSalvo, Adelphi
Angel Ortega, Adelphi
Brendan Adams, UMass Lowell
Joshua LeBlanc, New Haven
Macky Lloyd, Saint Rose
Trent Fontanella, Stonehill
Daniel Gordon, Stonehill
Men's Athlete of the Year – Glarius Rop, American Int'l
Men's Rookie of the Year – Brendan Adams, UMass Lowell
Men's Coach of the Year – Karen Boen, Stonehill
WOMEN'S ALL-CONFERENCE
Northeast-10 Conference Women's First Team
Jeptui Cherutich, American Int'l
Tara Dooley, Bentley
Amy Varsell, Bentley
Chloe Boutelle, Saint Michael's
Gabrielle Naranja, Saint Michael's
Sarah Biggers, Stonehill
Maura Ferrarini, Stonehill
Northeast-10 Conference Women's Second Team
Caitlin Fahey, Bentley
Ashley Nichols, Bentley
Emma D'Ambro, Le Moyne
Titilayo Vanriel, So. Connecticut
Chelsea Bishop, Stonehill
Kristen Veit, Stonehill
Stephanie Wilson, Stonehill
Northeast-10 Conference Women's Third Team
Elizabeth Eickelberg, Adelphi
Jacqueline Kaste, Adelphi
MJ Ohoueu, American Int'l
Jill Alves, Stonehill
Kristen Mahoney, Stonehill
Caroline McBride, Stonehill
Sarah Wilson, Stonehill
Women's Athlete of the Year – Jeptui Cherutich, Amercian Int'l
Women's Rookie of the Year – Tara Dooley, Bentley
Women's Coach of the Year – Karen Boen, Stonehill