Wheaton women place second at NEWMAC Championship, O'Brien earns Rookie of the Year; Pyle and Hill lead men
October 27, 2001
BOSTON, MA- The Wheaton College men's and women's cross country teams had a strong showing at the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championships Saturday afternoon at Franklin Park. The women placed second for the second straight season, while the men took fifth overall. MIT captured both team titles.
The women placed four runners in the top 15, led by freshman Erin O'Brien (Easton, MA/Oliver Ames), who finished the 5K run seventh overall in 19:23, earning her NEWMAC Rookie-of-the-Year honors. Sophomore Jessica Jordan (Cape Elizabeth, ME/Cape Elizabeth) collected all-conference accolades for the second year by finishing 12th overall in a time of 19:54. Freshmen Lindsay Whalen (Dedham, MA/Dedham) and Jen Walter (Duxbury, MA/Duxbury) narrowly missed qualifying for the NEWMAC All-Conference team, which requires runners to place in the top 12, by posting finishes of 13th and 15th, respectively.
On the men's side, Wheaton trailed fourth-place WPI by seven points and third-place Springfield by 19 points. Sophomore Stan Pyle (S. Portland, ME/S. Portland) and senior Noah Hill (Templeton, MA/Narragansett Regional) placed sixth and seventh, respectively with personal-bests, finishing the 8K course within nine seconds of each other. Last year's NEWMAC Rookie of the Year, Pyle recorded a time of 25:41, while Hill earned his first spot on the team in 25:50. First-year Adam Paicos (Easton, MA/Oliver Ames) and sophomore Brian Donoghue (Holyoke, MA/Holyoke Catholic) picked up points for the 28th and 33rd slots.
Men:
Team Scores: 1. MIT 23; 2. Coast Guard 68; 3. Springfield 92; 4. WPI 104; 5. Wheaton 111; 6.
Babson 112; 7. Clark 225.
Wheaton Individual Results: 6. Stan Pyle 25:41; 7. Noah Hill 25:50; 28. Adam Paicos 27:20; 33. Brian Donoghue 27:51; 37. Chris Scotti 28:04; 39. Robert Monteiro 28:14; 42. Joe Chadwick 29:06; 89. John Heywood 31:49.
Women:
Team Scores: 1. MIT 59; 2. Wheaton 79; 3. Mount Holyoke 92; 4. Coast Guard 108; 5. Wellesley 114; 6. Smith 122; 7. Springfield 131; 8. WPI 223; 9. Babson 240; 10. Clark 301.
Wheaton Individual Results: 7. Erin O'Brien 19:23; 12. Jessica Jordan 19:54; 13. Lindsay Whalen 19:57; 15. Jen Walter 19:58; 32. Danielle Huston 20:35; 42. Nancy Nally 20:52; 49. Linsey Degan 21:22; 74. Emily Doenges 22:13; 84. Celia Leopold 22:13; 116. Laura Greenberg 25:51.
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