MIT Women Capture NEWMAC Cross Country Championship
BOSTON, Mass. - For the second consecutive year, MIT swept the men's and women's races to capture the 2008 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) championships Saturday morning at Franklin Park. The men have now won every NEWMAC championship since the league's inception, a streak that stands at 11. This was the fifth NEWMAC title for the women.
On the men's side, each of the Engineers' top five runners was in the top nine, giving them a 13-point victory over second-place Coast Guard. Jake Ruzevick was the individual winner for the second year in a row with a time of 25:25.29. Andrew Erickson was the top first year finisher, earning Rookie of the Year honors with a time of 26:16.90, good for 10th overall.
In the women's race, MIT placed five runners in the top eight for a total of 27 points, giving them a 50-point victory over second place Wheaton. Jacqui Wentz finished the five-kilometer course in 18:28.86 to capture Runner of the Year honors. Katherine Eve was the first freshman to finish the race (6th overall), crossing the finish line at 19:04.18, to capture the Rookie of the Year award.
Men's
Results
Women's Results
1. MIT - 28
points
1. MIT - 27 points
2. Coast Guard - 41
points
2. Wheaton - 77 points
3. Springfield - 93
points
3. Springfield - 87 points
4. WPI - 101
points
4. Smith - 103 points
5. Wheaton - 154
points
5. Wellesley - 105 points
6. Babson - 161
points
6. WPI - 175 points
7. Clark - 195
points
7. Coast Guard - 180 points
8. Mount Holyoke - 197 points
9. Babson - 275 points
10. Clark - 280 points
All-Conference Team
1. Jake Ruzevick, MIT,
25:25.29
2. Mike Haas, Coast Guard,
25:28.53
3. Mike Persun, Coast Guard,
25:30.16
All-Conference Team
4. Michael Griffin, Springfield,
25:41.65 1.
Jacqui Wentz, MIT, 18:28.86
5. Hemagiri Arumugam, MIT,
25:49.48 2.
Lauren Reddy, Wheaton, 18:41.08
6. Yermie Cohen, MIT,
25:58.57 3.
Amanda DiPaolo, Springfield, 18:51.53
7. Trevor Rundell, MIT,
26:04.53 4.
Nora Youngs, Smith, 18:54.32
8. Zach Hennighausen, Coast Guard,
26:08.37 5.
Andrea Bradshaw, MIT, 18:59.38
9. Paul Welle, MIT,
26:16.00 6.
Katherine Eve, MIT, 18:59.63
10. Andrew Erickson, MIT,
26:16.90 7.
Maria Monks, MIT, 19:02.33
11. Jack Bourbonnais, MIT,
26:19.11 8.
Janice O'Brien, MIT, 19:04.18
12. Kevin Jillson, WPI,
26:21.03
9. Amanda Rawson, Wheaton, 19:10.42
13. Gihan Amarasiriwardena, MIT,
26:21.38
10. Anna Holt-Gosselin, MIT, 19:14.10
14. Andrew Price, Coast Guard,
26:22.25
11. Jennifer Doyle, MIT, 19:14.71
12.
Lilian Calderwood, Wheaton, 19:16.88
Runner of the
Year
13. Lacey Cartier, Springfield, 19:20.66
Jake Ruzevick,
MIT
14. Elizabeth Finn, MIT, 19:21.57
Rookie of the
Year
Andrew Erickson,
MIT Runner
of the Year
Jacqui Wentz, MIT
Rookie
of the Year
Katherine
Eve, MIT
For complete men's results, click
here.
For complete women's results, click
here.
