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Pyle and Wheaton finish second at James Earley Invitational; O'Brien places ninth and paces women to third place standing

October 13, 2001

WESTFIELD, MA- Sophomore Stan Pyle (S. Portland, ME/S. Portland) continued to pave the way for the Wheaton College men‚s cross country team by placing second overall at the James Earley Invitational in Westfield. The Lyons finished second among the 23 scoring teams.

Vassar won the team title by placing its five runners in the top 20 to capture the meet with 57 points. Wheaton posted 83 points, while Trinity (125), Eastern Connecticut State (134) and conference school Coast Guard (185) rounded out the top five.

Pyle was 15 seconds off the winning pace, as he finished the five-mile course in 26:13. Senior Noah Hill (Templeton, MA/Narragansett Regional) and sophomore Brian Donoghue (Holyoke, MA/Holyoke Catholic) went in order for the second consecutive week. Hill reached fifth for his highest placement this season in 26:56, while Donoghue finished 25th in 28:14.

Freshman Erin O'Brien (Easton, MA/Oliver Ames) hit a personal best on the 5,000-meter run with a time of 19:20. O‚Brien finished ninth overall, helping leading the Lyons to a third place standing overall among 26 scoring teams. Trinity captured the team title with 40 points, followed by Coast Guard‚s 108 points. Wheaton had 127 points, while Roger Williams (132) and Wellesley (168) placed fourth and fifth, respectively.

The Lyons had two additional runners round out the top 30 placements, including freshman Jen Walter (Duxbury, MA/Duxbury) and first-year Lindsay Whalen (Dedham, MA/Dedham). Walter finished 12th in 19:37, while Whalen was 30th in 20:27.

Men:
Top Team Scores: 1. Vassar 57; 2. Wheaton 83; 3. Trinity 125; 4. Eastern Conn 134; 5. Coast Guard 186; 6. S. Maine 217; 7. WPI 218; 8. Westfield 135; 9. Union 269; 10. Roger Williams 280.

Wheaton Individual Results: 2. Stan Pyle 26:13; 5. Noah Hill 26:56; 16. Adam Paicos 27:50; 25. Brian Donoghue 28:14; 37. Robert Monteiro 28:41; 40. Chris Scotti 28:46; 72. Joe Chadwick 29:48.

Women:
Top Team Scores: 1. Trinity 40; 2. Coast Guard 108; 3. Wheaton 127; 4. Roger Williams 132; 5. Wellesley 168; 6. Smith 172; 7. S. Maine 199; 8. NYU 221; 9. Vassar 240; 10. Wesleyan 279.

Wheaton Individual Results: 9. Erin O‚Brien 19:20; 12. Jen Walter 19:37; 30. Lindsay Whalen 20:27; 41. Danielle Huston 20:37; 42. Jessica Jordan 20:38; 63. Nancy Nally 21:11; 84. Emily Doenges 21:40; 101. Gretchen McNerney 21:54; 167. Celia Leopold 23:16.

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