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November 3, 2008

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Northeast-10 Men’s Athlete of the Week

Ruben Sanca, UMass Lowell (Sr., Boston, Mass.) - Won the individual title and led UMass Lowell to the NCAA East Regional Championship. Was named NCAA East Region Runner of the Year as he ran the 10K course in 30:36.3, besting the remainder of the field by more than 30 seconds.

Northeast-10 Women’s Athlete of the Week

Christina DaLomba, UMass Lowell (Sr., Marstons Mills, Mass.) - Placed first overall and led UMass Lowell to the NCAA East Region Championship for the second time in four years. Ran the 6K course in 22:10.0 and earned All-East Region Team honors for the fourth successive year.

Northeast-10 Men’s Freshman of the Week

Jeff Veiga, UMass Lowell (Fr., Lowell, Mass.) - Placed 14th overall and helped UMass Lowell to the NCAA East Region Championship. Ran the 10K course in 32:16.3.

Northeast-10 Women’s Freshman of the Week

Jill Alves, Stonehill (Fr., Whitman, Mass.) – Place sixth overall at the NCAA East Region Championship. Ran the 6k course in 23:09 to earn All-Region honors.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Melissa Nash, Bentley (Sr., Marshfield, Mass.) - Qualified for the NCAA Division II championships for the third straight year with her third consecutive runner-up finish in the NCAA Div. II East Regional. Covered the 6,000-meter Franklin Park course in 22:25.7.

Gina Micaroni, Le Moyne (Fr., Blossvale, N.Y.) - Finished in 15th place in a time of 23:50.1 to earn All-Region honors at the East Region Cross Country Championships.

Kelsey Ryan, Le Moyne (Sr., Warsaw, N.Y.) - Finished in eighth place in a time of 23:19.7 to earn All-Region honors at the East Region Cross Country Championships.

Sarah Brassard, UMass Lowell (Sr., Oxford, Mass.) - Placed fourth overall and led UMass Lowell to the NCAA East Region Championship. Ran the 6K course in 22:37.7.

Lyra Clark, UMass Lowell (So., Nashua, N.H.) - Placed eighth overall and helped UMass Lowell to the NCAA East Region Championship. Named to the NCAA All-East Region Team for the second straight year and ran the 6K course in 23:17.8.

Jason DeDonato, UMass Lowell (Sr., Nashua, N.H.) - Placed 10th individually and helped UMass Lowell to the NCAA East Region Championship. Ran the 10K course in 31:59.6.

Angus MacDonald, UMass Lowell (So., Methuen, Mass.) - Placed fifth overall and helped UMass Lowell to the NCAA East Region Championship. Ran the 10K course in 31:36.4.

Chris Croff, Southern Connecticut (Jr., Lisbon, Conn.) – Finished second with a time of 31:07 at the NCAA East Region Championships. Earned All-East Region Honors.

John Fennekohl, Southern Connecticut (So., Mamora, N.J.) - At the NCAA East Region Championship, finished ninth overall with a time of 31:56 to earn All-East Honors.

Joseph Poulsen, Southern Connecticut (So., Oxford, Conn.) – Finished fourth overall at the NCAA East Region Championship. Earned All-Region honors in the process and finished with a time of 31:29.

Kristina Coriarty, Stonehill (Sr., Brockton, Mass.) – Finished seventh overall at the NCAA East Region Championship. Completed the 6k course in a time of 23:14 to earn All-Region honors.

Josh Andrews, Stonehill (Jr., Chelmsford, Mass.) – Finished 11th overall at the NCAA East Region Championship. Completed the 10k course in a time of 32:06 to earn All-Region honors.

Jenny Gardynski, Stonehill (Sr., Everett, Mass.) – Place tenth overall at the NCAA East Region Championship with a time of 23:22 to earn All-Region honors.

Kevin Gill, Stonehill (So., Brockton, Mass.) – Finished seventh overall at the NCAA East Region Championship. Completed the 10k course in a time of 31:43 to earn All-Region honors.

Matt Meagher, Stonehill (Sr., Mansfield, Mass.) – Place sixth overall at the NCAA East Region Championship with a time of 31:37. Earned All-Region honors in the process.

Weekly Notes:

BENTLEY: Senior Melissa Nash (Marshfield, Mass.) will be heading to the NCAA Division II championships for the third straight year after her third consecutive runner-up finish in the Regional.

UMASS LOWELL: UMass Lowell captured its second NCAA Men's East Region Championship in nine years Sunday at Franklin Park. Senior Ruben Sanca won the individual title and was named the NCAA East Region Runner of the Year, earning a place on the All-East Region Team for the fourth straight year. Sanca was one of six UML runners named to the team. On the women's side, senior Christina DaLomba won the individual title and led UMass Lowell to its second NCAA East Region title in four years.

SAINT ROSE: The Saint Rose men's and women's cross country teams registered its best finishes ever with a pair of fifth place showings at the NCAA East Regional Championships on Sunday. The women's squad had five runners among the top-41 in a field that included 166 participants. Meanwhile, the men had three runners cross the finish line in the top-35 of a field with 167 entries.