Woman harriers take third at Keene State Invitational, men finish ninth

September 29, 2007

KEENE, NH- The Wheaton College men's and women's cross country teams returned to action Saturday following a two-week hiatus, competing at the Keene State College Invitational. The women placed third out of nine teams with 82 points, while the men took ninth in a 10-team field with 234 points. Host Keene captured both team championships.

Senior All-American Megan Brousseau (Attleboro, MA/Attleboro) highlighted the Lyon performances by taking third overall and second among collegians, as she covered the 5,000-meter course in a time of 19:05. Sophomore Katie Pratt (Litchfield, CT/Litchfield) took 11th in 20:28, while freshman Ekaterina Gould (Wayland, MA/Wayland) placed 16th in 20:48 in her collegiate debut.

First-year Erin Jaske (Highlands Ranch, CO/Rock Canyon) took 27th, classmate Christina Nelson (Cranston, RI/Saint Mary Academy-Bay View) was 37th, freshman Ariel Perry (Sweden, ME/Fryeburg Academy) placed 42nd and senior Jessie Buonaccorsi (Shutesbury, MA/Amherst Regional) was 44th.

Freshmen Nick Kacher (Waltham, MA/Waltham), Natan Levy (Fort Lauderdale, FL/Pine Crest School) and Brandon Waltz (South Thomaston, ME/Rockland District) finished 1-2-3 for the men for the second time in three meets. The trio completed the five-mile race in 47th, 59th and 71st overall, respectively. Junior Scott Hafferkamp (Merrimack, NH/Merrimack) was two seconds behind Waltz.

The Lyons head into Boston next Saturday for the All New England Championship in Franklin Park.

Men's Team Results: (1) Keene State 23, (2) UMass-Lowell 53, (3) Tufts 96, (4) Stonehill 136, (5) Assumption 140, (6) Fitchburg State 156, (7) American International 194, (8) Williams 224, (9) Wheaton 234, (10) New England College 290

Wheaton Individual Results: (47) Nick Kacher 29:24, (59) Natan Levy 30:13, (71) Brandon Waltz 31:26, (72) Scott Hafferkamp 31:28, (89) Dan Libon 33:15

Women's Team Results: (1) Keene State 26, (2) Springfield 66, (3) Wheaton 82, (4) UMass-Lowell 111, (4) Stonehill 111, (6) Saint Anselm 162, (7) Assumption 194, (8) Fitchburg State 210, (9) New England College 228

Wheaton Individual Results: (3) Megan Brousseau 19:05, (11) Katie Pratt 20:28, (16) Ekaterina Gould 20:48, (27) Erin Jaske 21:29, (37) Christina Nelson 22:09, (42) Ariel Perry 22:16, (44) Jessie Buonaccorsi 22:18, (63) Mary Ostrander 23:28

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