Collin Brown,
Killian McNamee and
Julia Caputo all ran their way into the Siena Men's and Women's Cross-Country Teams Record Books to finish with some of the fastest times in the men's 10K and women's 6K at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship that took place at Hopkinton State Fairgrounds Cross Country Course, Contoocook, New Hampshire on Friday.
Brown, the surging sophomore from Rochester, NY, finished in 31:13.69 to place 55
th overall among 255 Division I top runners. His time was a top-10 finish for the Siena Men's in 10K races, joining Joe Rukanshagiza (29:36.0 in 1973) and Tom Dalton (four times at sub 31:13 between 1979-1980).Â
McNamee, a graduate student form Tolland, CT, crossed in 31:23.80 to finish in 64
th overall.Â
Caputo, a senior, ran one of her better times, clocking in at 20:56.04, to finish 41th overall among 273 top competitions in Division I.Â
The Canton, CT native had run a 20:48.5 in the MAAC Championship to qualify for this race after a third-place finish.Â
Other Siena female finishers included fellow senior
Claire Gardner, who ran the course in 21:46.62 for a spot in 102
nd, followed by
Keira Flaherty (22:14.57 in 138
th), Katie Hesler (22:44.85 in 169
th),
Faith Skowvron (22:50:13 in 177
th),
Julianna Tourangeau (23:13.88 in 208
th), and
Chloe Poulos (23:47.18 (237
th).Â
The Siena Women finished in 21
st place out of 42 teams, beating the likes of Bryant, Rhode Island, Binghamton, Canisius, Vermont, Holy Cross, Merrimack, Marist, Fairfield, Wagner, Maine, Colgate, Buffalo, Fordham, Sacred Heart, Niagara, Manhattan, Hofstra, LIU, St. John's and St. Bonaventure.Â
Other Siena men finishers included
Collin Clinton (32:17.04 in 119
th),Â
Colin Brunelle (32:20.10 in 126
), Christopher DeForest (32:29.21 in 137
th,
Jake Passalugo (33:03.24 in 175
th and
Luke Tkaczyk (33:14.86 in 188
th).Â
The Siena Men finished in 18
th place out of 39 competing teams with a score of 501, beating schools such as Colgate, Brown, Central Connecticut State, New Hampshire, Buffalo, Vermont, Wagner, Hofstra, Merrimack, Marist, Rhode Island, Bryant, Canisius, Holy Cross, Fordham, Niagara, Quinnipiac, Fairfield, Sacred Heart, LIU and St. Bonaventure. Â
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