Junior Kevin Gill led three All-Region performers with a fourth-place finish overall. |
#9 Stonehill Clinches NCAA II Nationals Berth
Gill leads Skyhawks to second-place team finish with his fourth-place run
BOSTON, Mass. (November 8, 2009) - The Stonehill College men's cross country team, ranked ninth in this week's U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II poll, clinched a spot at the upcoming NCAA Division II Championships with a second place finish at the East Regional, hosted by the University of Massachusetts Lowell at Franklin Park this afternoon.
Josh Andrews |
Stonehill will compete at the NCAA Division II Championships, hosted by the University of Southern Indiana, in Evansville, Ind., on Saturday, November 21. The Skyhawks will be joined by the 22nd-ranked Stonehill women who captured the regional title to advance to the nationals.
Stonehill was edged out by UMass Lowell for the regional championship as the River Hawks finished with 43 points with all five scoring runners turning in All-Region performances. The Skyhawks posted 67 points,
Patrick Fullerton |
with three All-Region performances. Bentley University placed third, while Adelphi University and American International College rounded out the top five. The Northeast-10 had the top six team finishers. AIC's Glarious Rop (Eldoret, Kenya) won the individual title with a time of 30:15.9 over the five-mile course.
Junior Kevin Gill (Brockton, Mass./Brockton) finished fourth out of 180 runners overall to lead three All-Region performances for the Skyhawks with a time of 31:18.6. Senior Josh Andrews (Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford) took eighth in 32:06.8, while junior Patrick Fullerton (Bradford, Mass./Haverhill) placed ninth in 32:10.6 to both earn All-Region accolades.
Sophomore Stephen Polito (Worcester, Mass./Doherty Memorial) finished 18th in 32:34.6 for Stonehill.
