ROCHESTER, N.Y. (November 6, 2021) - Stonehill College, ranked No. 3 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II East Regional rankings, earned a trip to the NCAA Division II Men's Cross Country Championships for the 18th-straight year by turning in a third place finish at the 2021 NCAA Division II East Regional, hosted by Roberts Wesleyan College, this afternoon.

Johnston led five All-Region runners for the Skyhawks in 13th place (PHOTO BY Adrian Kraus)

2021 NCAA Division II East Regional

Team Standings
1 – American International (25)
2 – Southern Conn. State (50)
3 – Stonehill (89)
4 – Roberts Wesleyan (93)
5 – Franklin Pierce (112) 

Individual Top Five (10K)
1 – Ezra Mutai (AIC) 29:16.2
2 – Callum Elson (AIC) 30:56.4
3 – Jake Mattei (SCS) 31:16.8
4 – Terrell Patterson (SCS) 31:21.0
5 – Charles Guigon (AIC) 31:29.0

Top Stonehill Finisher – Reilly Johnston (13^th) 31:59.7

The Details

• The Skyhawks (89 points) edged host Roberts Wesleyan (93) by just four points for a spot at the NCAA Championships later this month, with all five scoring runners picking up All-East Region honors for their efforts. It was a repeat of the top three from the Northeast-10 Conference Championships two weeks ago with American International College following up its NE10 title with an East Region Championship (25 points), followed by Southern Connecticut State University (50) in second.
• Junior Reilly Johnston led Stonehill's five All-Region runners with a 13^th place finish in a personal-best ten-kilometer time of 31:59.7. It marks his third top 15 finish of the season (in as many entries) to earn All-Region honors for the first time.
• Senior Nickolas McNamee and junior Colin Black followed in 16^th and 17^th place, respectively. McNamee earns All-Region honors in cross country for the third time in his career, clocking in at 32:09.6 for his fourth top 20 finish of the fall (8^th career). Black finished in 32:10.9 for his fourth top 20 of the season and first All-Region performance.
• Rounding out Stonehill's All-Region efforts today are senior Shane Braz in 20^th (32:44.3) for his second career All-Region honor, and sophomore Aidan Byrne in 32:58.0 for 23^rd and his first All-Region award.

Up Next

Stonehill will compete at the 2021 NCAA Division II Championships, hosted by Saint Leo University, at The Abbey Course in Saint Leo, Florida, on Saturday, November 20.

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