Black earns All-NEC honors with his 11th place finish at the NEC Championships today (PHOTO BY JD Cavrich) |
Black leads Skyhawks with All-NEC performance
NEC Men's Cross Country Championships Headquarters
TYRONE, Pa. (October 28, 2022) - The Stonehill College men's cross country team turned in a solid debut at the Northeast Conference (NEC) Cross Country Championships, turning in a fourth-place team finish in the championship, hosted by Saint Francis (Pa.) University at the B&D Acres Course today.
Stonehill took fourth-place with 99 points, well in front of fifth place LIU (121 points). Wagner College took the team title by eight points, finishing with 37, while Central Connecticut State University earned runner-up honors with 45. Merrimack College finished just ahead of the Skyhawks in third with 85 points.
Stonehill was led by the All-NEC performance of senior Colin Black who finished 11th in the field of 90 runners by completing the eight-kilometer course in 26:15. It marks the second All-Conference performance of his collegiate career after finishing 14th at the 2021 Northeast-10 Conference Championships.
Wagner freshman Jean Uminski took the individual title in 24:35.9 – nearly 20-seconds better than the field. The Seahawks placed three runners in the top five in winning the team title as well.
"Our men ran tough, but with Reilly getting hurt in the first mile, it made things more challenging," said Stonehill Hall of Fame Head Coach Karen Boen. "Every team in every sport experiences adversity. These guys fought a great battle which is a testimony to their perseverance and their commitment to one another."
McNamee capped his collegiate career with a top 20 finish at the NEC Championships today. (PHOTO BY JD Cavrich) |
More Highlights
- Fifth-Year Nickolas McNamee narrowly missed All-NEC honors (Top 15) in his final collegiate career, capping an outstanding Skyhawks career in 16th place in 25:59.3.
- Sophomore Jace Hollenbach earned a top 20 finish in 26:14.7 for 19th overall.
More Results
- Junior Patrick Garratt: Had a solid race with a time of 26:32.7 to finish 25th overall.
- Senior Reilly Johnston: gutted out a 30th place finish in 26:47.1, despite suffering an injury in the first of the four laps that made up the 8K course.
- Junior Aidan Byrne: Finished in 39th with a time of 27:22.0.
- Senior Andrew Janus: Finished in 44th with a time of 27:35.0.
- Junior Connor Hughes: Finished in 47th with a time of 28:04.3.
- Freshman Steven Galatis: Finished 56th with a time of 28:28.4.
- Freshman Jason McGettrick: Finished in 75th with a time of 30:09.1.
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