Elizabethtown College MensCrossCountry News 
Back to top 11/15/2008 Men's cross country finishes fifth in region ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Elizabethtown Takes Fifth at NCAA Mideast Regional WAYNESBURG, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's cross country team finished fifth at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional championship, held Saturday at the Greene County Airport.  First-year student Eric Reichert (Hershey, PA/Hershey) took All-Region honors with a 27th-place finish of 26:18 over the 8-kilometer course, and was the top freshman finisher in the field.Sophomore Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) took 41st place in a time of 26:41, followed by senior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) in 45th place with a time of 26:47. First-year student Colby Miller (Oak Hill, VA/Flint Hill School) was 48th in a time of 26:53, and first-year student Evan DeArmitt (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) was the final scoring runner in 58th place with a time of 27:04. All seven of Elizabethtown's entries finished in the top 70 in the field of 306 runners, as senior Scott Derkacz (Huguenot, NY/Port Jervis) placed 59th in a time of 27:05 and first-year student Charlie Larsen (Phoenix, MD/Dulaney) was 69th in 27:14. Led by individual champion Brian Harvey (25:10), Carnegie Mellon University won the team title with 37 points, followed by Allegheny University (73 points), Dickinson College (86 points), Haverford College (106 points) and Elizabethtown (214 points). NCAA Mideast Regional Men's Cross Country Championship at Greene County Airport - hosted by Waynesburg University Team standings (top 5): 1. Carnegie Mellon 37; 2. Allegheny 73; 3. Dickinson 86; 4. Haverford 106; 5. Elizabethtown 214. Top 10 finishers: 1. Brian Harvey (Carnegie Mellon) 25:10; 2. Eddie Penatar (Cabrini) 25:18; 3. Greg Leak (Dickinson) 25:22; 4. Dario Donatelli (Carnegie Mellon) 25:28; 5. Frank Eanes (Messiah) 25:31; 6. Breck Fresen (Carnegie Mellon) 25:36; 7. Tim Van Syckle (Muhlenberg) 25:37; 8. Zac Ross (Allegheny) 25:38; 9. Tony Dipre (Allegheny) 25:39; 10. Taylor Burmeister (Haverford) 25:42. Etown finishers: 27. Eric Reichert, 26:18; 41. Chris Heisey, 26:41; 45. Jeremy Matula, 26:47; 48. Colby Miller, 26:53; 58. Evan DeArmitt, 27:04; 59. Scott Derkacz, 27:05; 69. Charlie Larsen, 27:14. Back to top 11/13/2008 Cross country teams to run at NCAA Mideast Regionals FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 13, 2008 Cross Country Teams Prepare for NCAA Mideast Regional Meet ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's cross country teams will compete at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional meet at the Greene County Airport in Waynesburg on Saturday. The men's 8-kilometer race begins at 11:00 a.m. followed by the women's 6-kilometer race at noon. The Elizabethtown women finished fourth at last year's Mideast Regional meet and earned a berth in the NCAA Division III championships, where they finished in a tie for 23rd place in a field of 32 teams. The Blue Jay men finished in the top 10 in the region eight straight years from 1999 through 2006, including winning the 2002 championship. Elizabethtown's women won the Middle Atlantic Conference championship for the second straight year and third time in the last five years, placing four runners in the top 10 to finish six points ahead of nationally-ranked Messiah College. Leading the Blue Jay squad of seven runners is senior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge), who finished second at the MAC championships and is a three-time All-Region runner. Last year, she finished 17th in the region after taking 12th as a first-year runner in 2005. Two other All-Region runners in the Blue Jay lineup are junior Megan VanDenHengel (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley), who finished seventh at the MAC championships and 34th at last year's regional meet, and sophomore Kristen O'Brien (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill), who was eighth in the MAC this year and 28th in the region last season. Senior Amanda Daws (Thorofare, NJ/West Deptford) also turned in a top-10 finish at the MAC championships as she came in ninth, while sophomore Teresa Beshore (New Cumberland, PA/Red Land) finished in 17th place. Rounding out the Blue Jay lineup are first-year student Kathryn Howser (Annapolis, MD/Annapolis), who was 44th at the conference meet, and sophomore Alex Walmer (Hershey, PA/Hershey), who came in 47th place. The Blue Jay men finished as runner-up to Messiah at the MAC championships, with their top seven runners finishing in the top 15 in the final individual standings. Four of Elizabethtown's seven entrants are first-year students, each of whom finished 22nd or better at the conference championships. Senior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) led the Blue Jays at the MAC meet by finishing in third place, followed in fourth by senior Scott Derkacz (Huguenot, NY/Port Jervis) and in sixth by first-year student Colby Miller (Oak Hill, VA/Flint Hill School). Joining Miller as first-year students making their regional debuts are Eric Reichert (Hershey, PA/Hershey), who was 12th at the conference meet, Charlie Larsen (Phoenix, MD/Dulaney), who took 13th, and Evan DeArmitt (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin), who placed in 22nd. Sophomore Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) will also compete for the Blue Jays following a 17th-place finish in the MAC. The top two teams and top seven individuals not with a qualifying team in each region in both the men's and women's events will automatically qualify for the NCAA Division III championship at Hanover (Ind.) College on Saturday, Nov. 22. Back to top 11/1/2008 Men finish second at MAC cross country championship ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Elizabethtown Finishes 2nd at MAC Championship LANCASTER, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's cross country team finished second out of 15 schools at the Middle Atlantic Conference championship at Lancaster County Central Park on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays had eight runners finish among the top 20 in the field of 131 competitors and finished with 36 points, behind team champion Messiah College which used six top-10 finishers to score 27 points.  Senior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) was the Blue Jays' top finisher over the 8-kilometer course, coming in third with a time of 27:42.42. Senior Scott Derkacz (Huguenot, NY/Port Jervis) took fourth with a time of 27:43.08, with first-year student Colby Miller (Oak Hill, VA/Flint Hill School) in sixth with a time of 27:51.39.Senior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) took 11th with a time of 28:16.96, followed immediately by first-year student Eric Reichert (Hershey, PA/Hershey) in 12th (28:20.04) and first-year student Charlie Larsen (Phoenix, MD/Dulaney) in 13th (28:20.65). Joining Rulander, Reichert and Larsen as second-team All-Conference honorees were sophomore Rich Greco (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel), who was 15th in a time of 28:25.47, and sophomore Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) in 17th with a time of 28:33.36. Messiah's Frank Eanes won his second straight individual championship with a time of 26:52.36, finishing ahead of teammate Tyler Newhook (27:36.83), who was named conference Rookie of the Year. Falcon head coach Dale Fogelsanger took home the Coach of the Year award after leading his squad to their first-ever team title. Middle Atlantic Conference Men's Cross Country Championship at Lancaster County Central Park Team standings: 1. Messiah 27; 2. Elizabethtown 36; 3. DeSales 88; 4. Widener 119; 5. Lebanon Valley 143; 6. Misericordia 161; 7. Delaware Valley 193; 8. Albright 237; 9. King's 281; 10. Lycoming 330; 11. Eastern 333; 12. Wilkes 347; 13. FDU-Florham 378; 14. Manhattanville 409; 15. Alvernia, no team score. Top 10 finishers: 1. Frank Eanes (Messiah) 26:52.36; 2. Tyler Newhook (Messiah) 27:36.83; 3. Jeremy Matula (Etown) 27:42.42; 4. Scott Derkacz (Etown) 27:43.08; 5. Kevin Gwinn (DeSales) 27:48.49; 6. Colby Miller (Etown) 27:51.39; 7. Jeff Smeiles (Messiah) 27:57.57; 8. Cory Kaufman (Messiah) 27:59.72; 9. Peter Shenk (Messiah) 28:00.51; 10. Ryan Pastore (Messiah) 28:12.93. Other Etown finishers: 11. Dylan Rulander, 28:16.96; 12. Eric Reichert, 28:20.04; 13. Charlie Larsen, 28:20.65; 15. Rich Greco, 28:25.47; 17. Chris Heisey, 28:33.36; 22. Evan DeArmitt, 28:51.10; 35. Russell Speiden, 29:35.11; 44. James Munnelly, 29:56.62; 50. Myles Lund, 30:16.24. Back to top 10/25/2008 Men's cross country wins "Buggy" ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Elizabethtown Wins "Battle For the Buggy" JV results: 4,000 - 5,990 LANCASTER, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's cross country team won the Battle for the Buggy at Lancaster County Central Park on Saturday, placing seven runners among the top 14 finishers to capture the team title. Elizabethtown's team score of 35 points easily outranked runner-up Bloomsburg University (74 points) and third-place Shippensburg University (90 points) in the field of 17 teams and 113 runners. Senior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) took fourth overall with a time of 20:34.62 over the slightly less than 6,000-meter course, which will host the Middle Atlantic Conference championships next weekend.First-year student Evan DeArmitt (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) followed in seventh place (20:54.35) with sophomore Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) in eighth (20:54.83) and first-year student Russell Speiden (Brookeville, MD/Sherwood) coming home in tenth place (20:58.10). Other top performers for the Blue Jays were senior Scott Derkacz (Huguenot, NY/Port Jervis) in 11th place (20:58.59), senior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) taking 12th place (21:01.68) and first-year student Colby Miller (Oak Hill, VA/Flint Hill School) in 14th with a time of 21:07.27. The overall race winner was 2006 Elizabethtown graduate Greg Wetzel, who crossed the line in a time of 20:00.70. Fellow Blue Jay alum Nate Moore (20:39.71, fifth) also turned in top-10 performances. Battle for the Buggy at Lancaster County Central Park Team standings: 1. Elizabethtown 35; 2. Bloomsburg 74; 3. Shippensburg 90; 4. Misericordia 149; 5. Christopher Newport 162; 6. Lebanon Valley 165; 7. Messiah 190; 8. Elizabethtown Alumni 193; 9. Gettysburg 259; 10. King's 295; 11. Marywood 317; 12. Philadelphia Biblical 319; 13. Susquehanna 323; 14. Eastern Mennonite 356; 15. Wilkes 3417; 16. Penn State Harrisburg 465; 17. Penn State Berks 474. Top 10 finishers: 1. Greg Wetzel (Etown Alumni) 20:00.70; 2. Greg Ahlswede (Ship) 20:20.73; 3. Ryan Mulcahy (unattached) 20:29.13; 4. Jeremy Matula (Etown) 20:34.62; 5. Nate Moore (Etown Alumni) 20:39.71; 6. Eric Evans (Ship) 20:42.61; 7. Evan DeArmitt (Etown) 20:54.35; 8. Chris Heisey (Etown) 20:54.83; 9. Misha Litvinov (Bloom) 20:56.13; 10. Russell Speiden (Etown) 20:58.10. Back to top 10/11/2008 Etown men win Juniata Invitational ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Elizabethtown 1st of 11 at Juniata Eagle Invitational ALTOONA, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's cross country won the 11-school Juniata College Eagle Invitational at Fort Roberdeau on Saturday morning, scoring 29 points to easily defeat runner-up Juniata (62 points) and Susquehanna University (69 points).  Senior Scott Derkacz (Huguenot, NY/Port Jervis) led the Blue Jay contingent with a third-place finish in a time of 25:29.6. Finishing fifth through eighth, respectively, were first-year student Eric Reichert (Hershey, PA/Hershey) in 25:51.5, junior Myles Lund (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) in 25:52.0, first-year student Charlie Larsen (Phoenix, MD/Dulaney) in 25:55.3 and first-year student Evan DeArmitt (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) in 25:56.3.Senior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) was 11th in 26:00.4, first-year student Colby Miller (Oak Hill, VA/Flint Hill School) took 12th in 26:04.3, and sophomore Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) crossed the line 15th in a time of 26:08.0 Juniata College Eagle Invitational at Altoona, Pa. Team standings: 1. Elizabethtown 29; 2. Juniata 62; 3. Susquehanna 69; 4. Moravian 100; 5. Saint Francis 172; 6. Penn State Altoona 185; 7. Catholic 194; 8. Goucher 203; 9. Pitt-Greensburg 253; 10. Drew 320; 11. Pitt-Bradford 328. Elizabethtown finishers: 3. Scott Derkacz, 25:29; 5. Eric Reichert, 25:51; 6. Myles Lund, 25:52; 7. Charlie Larsen, 25:55; 8. Evan DeArmitt, 25:56; 11. Jeremy Matula, 26:00; 12. Colby Miller, 26:04; 15. Chris Heisey, 26:08; 17. Russell Speiden, 26:10; 18. Dylan Rulander, 26:24; 32. James Munnelly, 27:11; 34. Adam Derkacz, 27:22; 35. Rich Greco, 27:24; 40. Matt Myers, 27:40; 51. Casey McGarvey, 28:15 Back to top 9/20/2008 Blue Jay men compete at Dickinson Long/Short Invitational ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Elizabethtown 10th of 19 at Dickinson Long/Short Invitational CARLISLE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's cross country team finished 10th overall at the Dickinson College Long/Short Course Invitational on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays were ninth out of 22 teams in the 4-kilometer short race and 12th out of 25 schools in the 8-kilometer long race for combined total of 200 points.  In the long race, first-year student Evan DeArmitt (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) was the Blue Jays' top finisher as he took 33rd with a time of 27:29.75. Senior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) was 38th in 27:36.92 and junior Myles Lund (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) was 43rd in 27:41.78.Rounding out the top five for Elizabethtown were first-year student Charlie Larsen (Phoenix, MD/Dulaney) in 49th place at 27:50.11 and first-year student Russell Speiden (Brookeville, MD/Sherwood) in 51st at 27:53.79. In the short race, first-year student Eric Reichert (Hershey, PA/Hershey) was the Blue Jays' top finisher as he crossed the line 11th in a time of 12:32.93. Senior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) was 38th in 12:57.85, and first-year student Colby Miller (Oak Hill, VA/Flint Hill School) placed 48th in 13:09.55. Also scoring for the Blue Jays were senior Scott Derkacz (Huguenot, NY/Port Jervis) in 66th place (13:22.38) and senior James Munnelly (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East) in 74th place (13:28.65). Host Dickinson took the overall team title with 47 points, followed by Carnegie Mellon (51 points) and Johns Hopkins University (88 points). Dickinson College Long/Short Invitational at Carlisle, Pa. Overall team standings: 1. Dickinson 47; 2. Carnegie Mellon 51; 3. Johns Hopkins 88; 4. Millersville 121; 5. Lynchburg 158; 10. Elizabethtown 200. Elizabethtown top finishers (4K): 11. Eric Reichert 12:32.93; 38. Jeremy Matula 12:57.83; 48. Colby Miller 13:09.55; 66. Scott Derkacz 13:22.38; 74. James Munnelly 13:28.65. Elizabethtown top finishers (8K): 33. Evan DeArmitt 27:29.75; 38. Dylan Rulander 27:36.92; 43. Myles Lund 27:41.78; 49. Charlie Larsen 27:50.11; 51. Russell Speiden 27:53.79. Back to top 9/15/2008 Etown finishes fifth at Waynesburg Invitational ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Elizabethtown 5th of 13 at Waynesburg Invitational WAYNESBURG, Pa. --- Competing on the course that will host the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional on Nov. 15, the Elizabethtown College men's cross country team finished fifth out of 14 teams at the Waynesburg University Invitational on Saturday afternoon. For the second straight week, first-year student Eric Reichert (Hershey, PA/Hershey) led the Blue Jays across the line as he took ninth with a time of 26:48. Fellow first-year student Evan DeArmitt (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) was 17th in 27:20, while senior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) took 21st in a time of 27:25.Rounding out the scoring for the Blue Jays were first-year student Charlie Larsen (Phoenix, MD/Dulaney) in 25th place (27:35) and senior Scott Derkacz (Huguenot, NY/Port Jervis) coming home 31st in 27:52. Allegheny College won the meet with 27 points, followed by Messiah College (81 points), Salisbury University (83 points), Grove City College (100 points) and the Blue Jays (101 points). Back to top 9/10/2008 Elizabethtown 5th of 14 at Lebanon Valley Invitational ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Elizabethtown 5th of 14 at Lebanon Valley Invitational FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's cross country team finished fifth out of 14 schools at the Lebanon Valley College Invitational held at Memorial Lake State Park on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays' top five finishers all crossed the finish line within a span of 18 seconds, while less than one minute elapsed between the first and ninth-place runners in the Elizabethtown lineup on the 8,000-meter course. All 12 of the Blue Jays' entries finished in the top half of the 173-runner field.
First-year student Evan DeArmitt (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) took 32nd place at 28:14.09, with junior Myles Lund (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) in 33rd at 28:14.64 and sophomore Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) coming home 36th in 28:17.93. The University of Mary Washington was the team champion with a score of 47 points, followed by Messiah College with 49 points, Gettysburg College at 58 points, York College at 151 points and Elizabethtown at 152 points. Travis Stewart of Rutgers-Camden was the individual champion in a time of 26:19.74. Team Scores: 1. Mary Washington 47; 2. Messiah 49; 3. Gettysburg 58; 4. York 151; 5. Elizabethtown 152; 6. Rutgers-Camden 155; 7. Dickinson 176; 8. Lebanon Valley 217; 9. Gwynedd-Mercy 278; 10. Eastern 304; 11. Hood 313; 12. Penn State Berks 384; 13. Mount Aloysius 398; 14. Penn State Harrisburg 427. Etown Individual Results: 25. Eric Reichert, 27:59.42; 27. Jeremy Matula, 28:05.30; 32. Evan DeArmitt, 28:14.09; 33. Myles Lund, 28:14.64; 36. Chris Heisey, 28:17.93; 47. Russell Speiden, 28:35.51; 53. Scott Derkacz, 28:46.77; 59. Charlie Larsen, 28:56.49; 60. Dylan Rulander, 28:56.82; 70. James Munnelly, 29:20.22; 77. Adam Derkacz, 29:40.49; 83. Matt Myers, 29:59.88 |
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