November 11, 2006

Castleton men finish 27th, women 31st at NCAA Regional Qualifier

Springfield, MA- The Williams College men and the Middlebury College women took home team titles today at the 2006 NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s New England Regional Cross Country Championships hosted by Springfield College at the Veterans Golf Course in Springfield, Mass.

Williams College finished with a team total of 57 points to win the title as three different Ephs crossed the finish line within the top seven. Stephen Wills finished second overall for Williams with a time of 25:48.1, as Brendan Christian was right behind him for the Ephs in third place at 25:48.8. Williams’ Mike Davitian finished seventh overall out of 309 total runners with a time of 25:56.2.

Middlebury College finished with a team total of 73 points to win the title, edging out second-place team finisher Amherst College (78 points). All five Panthers crossed the finish line in the top 25 for Middlebury, led by Andrea Giddings in sixth place individually out of 321 runners with a time of 22:01.2.

Men’s 8,000 meter: Castleton finished 27th out of 45 teams competing in the New England regional qualifier for the NCAA National Championship. Chris Gatchell led the Spartans finishing in 126th place in a time of 28:36.2. Following Gatchell was Nick Grasso who finishd 145th in a time of 29:06.6. There were 309 competitors in the men's race.

Women’s 6,000 meter: Castleton finished 31st out of 48 teams, and were led by Justine Campbell's 108th place finish. Campbell ran the 6K course in 24:50.5. Elizabeth Halnon finished the race in 25:22.8, good enough for 124th place. 321 women competed in the qualifier.

Castleton Team Results

Women

24:50.50 Campbell, Justine V 108 25:22.80 Halnon, Elizabeth 124 27:10.30 Klein, Maggie L 188 29:02.90 Pantzer, Beth 242 30:01.40 Huchinson, Molly 264

Men

28:36.20 Gatchell, Chris 126 29:06.60 Grasso, Nicholas J 145 29:21.10 Sullivan, Michael 157 29:50.80 Paul, Jeffrey W 176 33:29.40 Mack, Christopher I 265

 

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