Athletics News

Keith Drake and Jill Sergi Garner All-New England Honors for Camels

2007 All-New England Performer Jill Sergi ´09 and Head Coach Ned Bishop ´84

November 10, 2007

WATERFORD, Conn.--The Connecticut College cross country program hosted the New England Division III Championship at Harkness State Park in Waterford, Connecticut Saturday. Amherst College and Williams College finished 1-2 in the men´s and women´s championship, automatically qualifying for the NCAA Championship that will take place at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota next weekend.

In the men´s championship, the Amherst College Lord Jeffs edged their New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) rival Williams by just one point, finishing with 117 points. Tufts University was third with 135 points. Trinity College finished fourth (148) and Bowdoin College was fifth overall with 150 points.

Williams College´s Edgar Kosgey (Eldoret Rift Valley, Kenya) won the individual championship with a time of 24:55 on the 8k course. Wesleyan University senior Sean Watson (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) finished second, posting a time of 25 minutes flat. Sophomore Jesse Faller (Burlington, Mass.) of Tufts University was third with a time of 25:04.

Bowdoin College´s Nate Krah (Bradenton, Fla.) logged a time of 25:07 en route to a fourth place performance. Colby´s John Swain (St. Paul, Minn.) finished fifth overall with a time of 25:07. The top 35 individual finishers were named to the All-New England Team. Connecticut College´s Keith Drake (Norwich, Vt.) finished 26th overall with a time of 25:26, garnering All-New England honors for the hosts. The Camels finished 11th with 267 points.

Aaron Wheeler (Topsfield, Mass.) narrowly missed All-New England honors, finishing 40th overall with a time of 25:39. Brian Murtagh (Rowley, Mass.) was 63rd overall with a time of 25:58. Shawn Mulcahy (Lebanon, Conn.) finished 65th in 26 minutes flat.

Senior Brendan Curran (Lynnfield, Mass.) was 73rd with a time of 26:09. Jacob Garber (Ridgewood, N.J.) was 105th with a time of 26:43 and David Aigler (Medfield, Mass.) finished 132nd with a time of 27:07.

In the women´s championship, Amherst place four runners in the top 10, rolling to the championship with a score of 40 points. The Williams College Ephs were a distant second with 96 points. Bowdoin College tallied 127 points, finishing third. Colby and Middlebury finished in fourth and fifth place with respective scores of 140 and 169.

Keene State College senior Jennifer Adams (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) topped the field with a winning time of 21:20 on the 6k course. Amherst´s Heather Wilson (Danvers, Mass.) posted a time of 21:31 en route to a second place finish. Middlebury College´s Alexandra Krieg (Wellesley, Mass.) finished on the heels of Wilson with a time of 21:31.

Tufts University seniors Catherine Beck (Brookline, N.H.) and Katy O´Brien (North Easton, Mass.) finished fourth and fifth overall with respective times of 21:43 and 21:46. The top 35 individual finishers were named to the All-New England Team. Connecticut College´s Jill Sergi (Franklin, Mass.) garnered All-New England honors for the hosts, placing 32nd with a time of 22:40. The Camels finished 11th with 341 points.

Junior Caitrin Herdic (Champlain, N.Y.) finished 53rd overall with a time of 23:07. Faye McKenna (Amston, Conn.) posted a time of 23:28 for a 78th place finish. Melissa Lacey (Amherst, Mass.) was 89th overall with a time of 23:34.

Janneke Quick (Winchester, Mass.) and Colleen MacPhee (Maplewood, N.J.) were 92nd and 94th with respective times of 23:37 and 23:38 for Connecticut College. Heather Stanish (Guilford, Conn.) was the seventh Camel runner, posting a time of 24:12.

Complete men's and women's results of the New England Division III Cross Country Championship are now available at the Platt systems web site.

For more information contact: William Tomasian (860) 439-2501; william.tomasian@conncoll.edu