Johnston improved his positioning at an NCAA Championships meet from his freshman year, taking 182nd overall (PHOTO BY Denise Archetto)

SAINT LEO, Fla. (November 20, 2021) - Stonehill College, ranked No. 3 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II East Regional rankings, capped its season in 34th place in the team standings at the 2021 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships, hosted by Saint Leo University, in hot and humid conditions at The Abbey Course, in Saint Leo, Florida, this morning.

2021 NCAA Division II Championships

Team Standings
1 – Grand Valley State (43)
2 – Adams State (84)
3 – Colorado Mines (123)
4 – Augustana (222)
5 – UC Colorado Springs (254)

East Region Teams
11 – American International (362)
19 – Southern Conn. State (480)
34 – Stonehill (968)

Individual Top Five (10K)
1 – Isaac Harding (GVS) 29:58.3
2 – Tanner Chada (GVS) 30:07.1
3 – CarLee Stimpfel (SVS) 30:09.0
4 – Dylan Ko (CMU) 30:19.3
5 – Isaiah Rodarte (ASU) 30:26.3

East Region Teams Top Finishers
11 – Ezra Mutai (AIC) 30:43.9
60 – Terrell Patterson (SCS) 31:59.7
112 – Claudio Rocha (ASM) 32:42.1
140 – Shane Pease (RWC) 33:00.7
182 – Reilly Johnston (STO) 33:45.9

Braz was the second Skyhawk across the finish line today (PHOTO BY Denise Archetto)

The Details

• Grand Valley State University took the team title by a comfortable margin over second place Adams State University (43-84), with Colorado Mines University third with 123 points. The Lakers swept the top two individual places to key their team championship, with senior Isaac Harding taking the individual title in 29:58.3.
• Junior Reilly Johnston led the Stonehill finishers in 182^nd place out of 262 entries overall, completing the ten-kilometer course in 33:45.9. He improved on his only previous nationals appearance by 61 places after finishing 243^rd in 2019 (33:50.8).
• Senior Shane Braz followed in 201^st in 34:17.9, marking his second career nationals appearance.
• Freshman Jace Hollenbach was notable in his first NCAA Championships meet, finishing 226^th in 35:15.5, with sophomore Aidan Byrne 228^th (35:16.1), junior Andrew Janus 230^th (35:26.9) and sophomore Connor Hughes 231^st (35:34.7) to round out the Skyhawks finishers.

Up Next

Stonehill caps its 2021 season having made its 18^th NCAA Championships appearance – all consecutive – after finishing third as a team at both the NCAA Division II East Regional and the Northeast-10 Conference Championships.

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