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. |
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