October 27, 2007

Castleton men and women finish second at NAC Championships

Farmington, ME–The Castleton State College men's and women's cross country teams each finished second at the North Atlantic Conference Championships. The University of Maine at Farmington teams claimed their respective NAC titles under rainy skies on Saturday at Mt. Blue High School.

On the men’s side, the Beavers – winners of the conference championships from 2003-05 -- accumulated 23 points to hold off last year's champs, Castleton State College (43) and Maine Maritime Academy (64).

Farmington’s Tim Millett (Gorham, ME) toured the 8,000-meter course in 28:21.26 to win individual honors with teammates Kel Cenga of Brewster, MA, (28:35.46) and Peter Delano of Rockport, ME (28:35.72) following close behind. Lesley’s Frances Cusick (29:18.87) and Castleton’s Jeffrey Paul (29:21.07) finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

On the women’s side, the Beavers – winners of the NAC title in 2004 and 2005 -- scored 27 points to get by Castleton (41) who won last year's title, Lesley (70), Johnson State College (100) and Bay Path (140).

Farmington’s Emily Farley (Mount Desert Island, ME) raced to her second straight NAC individual title with a time of 21:03.15. The Beavers also claimed second and third with Amanda Gunter of Farmington, ME, (21:13.83) and Lyn Plog of Avon, ME, (21:49.21) following Farley. Castleton’s Justine Campbell (21:58.84) and Katie Snyder (22:25.92) rounded out the top five.

Awards
Runners of the Year -- (M) Farmington's Tim Millett/(W) Farmington's Emily Farley
Rookies of the Year -- (M) Millett/(W) Farmington's Amanda Gunter
All-NAC First Team --- (M) Millett, Farmington's Kel Cenga, Farmington's Peter Delano, Lesley's Francis Cusick, Castleton's Jeffrey Paul, Castleton's Nicholas Grasso, Castleton's Mike Campbell, Maine Maritime's Lucas Miller/(W) Farley, Gunter, Farmington's Lyn Plog, Castleton's Justine Campbell, Castleton's Katie Snyder, Castleton's Sage Small, Lesley's Charlotte Goff, Farmington's Amy Siebert.
All-NAC Second Team --  (M) Farmington's John Zwetsloot, Farmington's Ty Thurlow, Maine Maritime's Matt Munroe, Farmington's Chris Durkin, Johnson State's Jordan Preuss, Farmington's Cam Fecteau, Castleton's Andrew Hicks/(W) Lesley's Heather Peng, Elms' Jill Bigos, Johnson State's Nemesia Socar, Lesley's Ella Stiler-Cote, Castleton's Lauren Cosgrove, Farmington's Michelle Dubocq, Castleton's Dana Pulkinen.
Coaches of the Year -- (M) Farmington's Arvid Cullenberg/(W) Farmington's Katie Herbine
Sportsmanship Award -- (M) Farmington/(W) Bay Path

 Castleton State College Team Results
                         NAC Championships  27-Oct-07                          
                       Castleton State College [CAST]                          
 
  1  Women   5000m Run
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    Name                     Age Team                               Avg/Mile
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    Campbell, Justine V       22 Castleton         21:58.84 F        7:04.49
    Snyder, Katie             22 Castleton         22:25.92 F        7:13.21
    Small, Sage               19 Castleton         22:28.83 F        7:14.15
    Cosgrove, Lauren          19 Castleton         23:25.51 F        7:32.39
    Pulkinen, Dana            FR Castleton         23:34.73 F        7:35.36
    Pantzer, Beth             21 Castleton         23:56.73 F        7:42.44
    Carter, Vanessa           21 Castleton         25:18.80 F        8:08.85
    Connors, Shannon          19 Castleton         26:06.50 F        8:24.21
    Huchinson, Molly          20 Castleton         26:49.37 F        8:38.01
    Bergeron, Amber           18 Castleton         27:58.95 F        9:00.40
 
  2  Men   8000m Run
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    Name                     Age Team                               Avg/Mile
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    Paul, Jeffrey W           20 Castleton         29:21.07 F        5:54.27
    Grasso, Nicholas J        19 Castleton         29:45.47 F        5:59.18
    Campbell, Mike            18 Castleton         29:46.03 F        5:59.29
    Hicks, Andrew             FR Castleton         31:44.81 F        6:23.19
    Burrows, Dave             42 Castleton         32:40.45 F        6:34.38
    Arthur, Trevor T          25 Castleton         33:53.19 F        6:49.01
    Guzman, Adam              18 Castleton         34:17.05 F        6:53.81
    Marquez, Andrew              Castleton         35:54.88 F        7:13.49

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