NCAA NORTHEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONS!!--Women's Cross Country Captures Sixth NCAA Northeast Regional Championship In Seven Seasons, All Five Skyhawk Scorers Earn All-Regional Honors For Efforts
November 5, 2006
STONEHILL WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
2006 NCAA Division II Northeast Regional Championships
Sunday, November 5, 2006
Franklin Park, Boston, Mass.
FINAL TEAM SCORES TOP 15 INDIVIDUALS
1. Stonehill 47 1. Nicole Plante, UML 21:28
2. UMass Lowell 55 2. Melissa Nash, BEN 22:29
3. Bentley 117 3. Dana DeIngenis, STO 22:42
4. Merrimack 165 4. Kelly Chaisson, STO 22:44
5. Adelphi 190 5. Nicole Radzik, BRY 22:51
6. LeMoyne 216 6. Linsey Cohen, MER 23:06
7. C.W. Post 219 7. Natalie Johnson, CWP 23:13
8. Saint Michael's 231 8. Kerri Drennan, CWP 23:18
9. So. Connecticut 251 9. Melissa Tempesta, UNH 23:23
10. Saint Rose 252 10. Christina DaLomba, UML 23:25
11. New Haven 261 11. Emily Thomas, UML 23:29
12. Bryant 267 12. Jill Allen, STO 23:30
13. Saint Anselm 272 13. Jackie Oates, STO 23:37
14. Assumption 313 14. Alissa von Schmidt, UNH 23:37
15. Dowling 459 15. Lesley Clunie, STO 23:38
16. So. New Hampshire 497
17. St. Thomas Aquinas 522
18. Concordia (N.Y.) 569
BOSTON, Mass.-- 24th-ranked Stonehill captured its sixth NCAA Division II Northeast Women's Cross Country Regional Championship in the last seven years on Sunday afternoon by placing all five scorers in the top 15 in the 2006 regional championship race held at Franklin Park. The Skyhawks posted a team score of 47 points to regain the title from runner-up UMass Lowell, who posted a team score of 55 points, as both squads will advance to the 2006 NCAA Division II National Championships to be held on Saturday, November 18th as part of the Division II Fall Sports Festival that will take place in Pensacola, Fla.
Seniors Dana DeIngenis (Cranston, R.I.) and Kelly Chaisson (Walpole, Mass.) led the way for Stonehill by placing third and fourth, respectively, posting times of 22:42 and 22:44 over the 6K layout. Senior Jill Allen (Peabody, Mass.) and sophomore Jackie Oates (South Easton, Mass.) were next for the Skyhawks with times of 23:30 and 23:37, respectively, that were good for 12th and 13th place, and junior Lesley Clunie (Newburyport, Mass.) claimed the key 15th individual spot with a time of 23:38, as all five Stonehill runners earned all-regional accolades for their performances. Clunie's finish was key for the Skyhawks' team score, as UMass Lowell had the next two runners across the line in 16th and 17th places, respectively.
Stonehill Head Coach Karen Boen was named by her peers as the 2006 NCAA Division II Northeast Regional Coach of the Year for the sixth time in the last seven seasons, as the Skyhawks claimed both the Northeast-10 and NCAA Regional crowns in the same season for the sixth time since 2000.
"I really can't say enough about what this team has done this year," Boen said after the championship race. "They worked so very hard in the off-season, and all of that training has paid of in two championships and a trip to nationals once again. They deserve all the credit in the world, as everyone stepped up at the right time."
The 2006 NCAA Division II Women's Cross Country National Championship will take place on Saturday, November 18th at the Escambia County Equestrian Center in Pensacola, Fla. beginning at 10:15 a.m.