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MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Southern Connecticut women's cross country captured their second Northeast 10 Conference Championship in program history with a win in Manchester, N.H. Courtney Henchcliffe also won the individual championship to become the second Owl runner to do so, all-time.

Henchcliffe headlined four runners in the top 10 and was one of three to earn First Team honors. The Owls' senior became the first individual champion since Laura Brostolon won in 2009. Henchcliffe crossed at 22:49.3, and 00:49.1 ahead of the second place finisher.

Peyton Dauphinais and Erin Sola joined Henchcliffe on the NE10 First Team, marking the first season in which the Owls had three runners earn the recognition in the same race. Dauphinais was third at 23:26.2 while Sola was seventh at 24:00.4. Dauphinais also earned NE10 Second Team honors in 2023.

Abigail Bajorek finished ninth at 24:18.8 for NE10 Second Team honors while Maya Fisher's 22^nd place finish at 25:48.8 earned her NE10 Third Team recognition.

Southern Connecticut men's cross country won its fourth-straight Northeast-10 Conference Championship while Jonathon Volpe won his second individual championship in three seasons.

The Owls placed five runners in the top 10 with Volpe, Colton Sallum (2^nd), John Glidden (5^th) and Sean Barkasy (6) all taking NE10 First Teams with top-8 finishes. Joseph Lamburn was the fifth as he finished in ninth place to take NE10 Second Team honors.

Volpe crossed at 25:46.8 to win his second individual title following his 2022 victory. It was also Volpe's third NE10 First Team honor and fourth all-conference nod after earning a Second Team bid as a freshman in 2021. Volpe's win also made Southern a repeat winner after Owen Gagne won last year's race.

Freshman Colton Sallum was second overall with a time of 26:06.7 to earn NE10 Rookie of the Meet honors as the first freshman to cross the line. Glidden, the 2024 NE10 Rookie of the Year finished fifth at 26:50.6 followed by 2022 Rookie of the Year Barkasy at 26:53.3. Lamburn was ninth at 27:04.9.

Southern also placed three more runners in the top 20 with Francis Porrini finishing at 27:18.3 for 14^th place and Nathanael Huebner clocking in at 27:22.6 for 15^th. Both runners earned NE10 Second Team honors while Ryan Gagne was 19^th at 27:37.3 and earned Third Team recognition.

Men's Results
1. SCSU - 23
2. Franklin Pierce - 78
3. Saint Michael's - 83
4. Adelphi - 138
5. Assumption - 141
6. SNHU - 149
7. Bentley - 151
8. Saint Anselm - 175
9. American Int'l - 291

Men's All-Conference
1- Jonny Volpe, SCSU
1- Colton Sallum, SCSU
1- Dillon Labonte, SNHU
1- Sam Fortin, Franklin Pierce
1- John Glidden, SCSU
1- Sean Barkasy, SCSU
1- Braden Butler, Saint Michael's
2- Liam Doherty, Franklin Pierce 
2- Joseph Lamburn, SCSU
2- Max Krapf, Adelphi
2- Evan Laws, Assumption
2- Andrew Scanio, Saint Michael's
2- Gunner Currier, Franklin Pierce
2- Francis Porrini, SCSU
3- Nathanael Huebner, SCSU
3- Christian Wetzel, Saint Anselm
3- Neil Harrington, Saint Anselm
3- Adam Bilodeau, Saint Michael's
3- Ryan Gagne, SCSU
3- Eric Sekyaya, SNHU
3- Max Lampe, Bentley

Men's Elite 24 Award
Dillon Labonte, SNHU
4.0, Electrical Engineering

Women's Results
1. SCSU - 42
2. Bentley - 86
3. Saint Michael's - 83
4. Saint Anselm - 92
5. SNHU - 100
6. Adelphi - 113
7. Assumption - 141
8. Pace - 255
9. Franklin Pierce - 262
10. American Int'l - 290

Women's All-Conference
1- Courtney Henchcliffe, SCSU
1- Fran Peterson, Saint Michael's
1- Peyton Dauphinais, SCSU
1- Lily Tedford, Bentley
1- Sam Doran, Bentley
1- Corrina Obernesser, SNHU
1- Erin Sola, SCSU
2- Jersey Miller, Saint Michael's
2- Abigail Bajorek, SCSU
2- Cara Morris, Saint Anselm
2- Molly Capece, Bentley
2- Paige McInerney, SNHU
2- Jilliam Olson, Saint Anselm
2- Lucia Kutner, Adelphi
3- Emily Olver, Assumption
3- Maya Suarez, Adelphi
3- Deirdre Bailat, SNHU
3- Charlotte Perreault, Assumption
3- Meredith Reilly, Saint Michael's
3- Christina Sakellis, Adelphi
3- Sophia Olsen, Saint Anselm

Women's Elite 24 Award
Fran Peterson, Saint Michael's
4.00, Biology

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