NCAC Men's Cross Country

Edited: Nov. 24, 2008

ALLEGHENY MEN FINISH 10TH AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Allegheny men’s cross country team placed 10th of 32 teams at the NCAA Division III championships, held at Hanover (IN). The top runner for the Gators was junior Tony Dipre (Twinsburg, OH/Walsh Jesuit) in 25th place with a time of 24:52.76. He is the first Gator to achieve All-America status since 2006 when Ryan Place scored a sixth-place finish and Marco Dozzi added a 23rd-place finish. Denison senior Grant Russo (Medina, OH/Medina) wound up in 81st place in the field of 278 runners with a time of 25:28.76. He was followed across the finish line by Allegheny's Matt Hoy (Moon Township, PA/Moon), who crossed in 25:30.32 for 83rd place. Sophomore Seth Einterz (Zionsville, IN/Zionsville) represented Wabash at the national meet. He finished 136th with a time of 25:48.60. Denison freshman Dee Salukombo (Lakewood, OH/Lakewood) crossed the finish line in 26:29.07 to place 236th overall.

The Kenyon women’s team was 31 of 32 teams as freshman Morgan O'Connor (San Francisco, CA/San Francisco University) was the first of the Ladies to complete the 6k-championship course. She posted a time of 22:54.00 to place 151st among 279 competitors. Denison sophomore Katie Navarre (Upper Arlington, OH/Upper Arlington) paced all NCAC women's runners with a ninth-place finish and a time of 21:17.30, just 33 seconds off the pace set by eventual champion Marie Borner of Bethel (MN). Her time was the best individual performance by a Denison runner at the championship meet; the previous top performance was Elaine Binkley's 22nd-place finish in 2003. Oberlin sophomore Joanna Johnson (Chico, CA/Chico) finished the 6k course in 21:37.7, good for 32nd. Yeowoman senior Nicky Ouellet (Dunbarton, NH/Goffstown) turned in a 243rd-place finish in her national debut, recording a time of 23:53.42.

Runners of the Week NCAC Championship All-NCAC Teams All-Time Standings NCAA Cross Country Polls Raceberry Jam Polls	*Edited:* Nov. 24, 2008 ALLEGHENY MEN FINISH 10TH AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS The Allegheny men’s cross country team placed 10th of 32 teams at the NCAA Division III championships, held at Hanover (IN). The top runner for the Gators was junior Tony Dipre (Twinsburg, OH/Walsh Jesuit) in 25th place with a time of 24:52.76. He is the first Gator to achieve All-America status since 2006 when Ryan Place scored a sixth-place finish and Marco Dozzi added a 23rd-place finish. Denison senior Grant Russo (Medina, OH/Medina) wound up in 81st place in the field of 278 runners with a time of 25:28.76. He was followed across the finish line by Allegheny's Matt Hoy (Moon Township, PA/Moon), who crossed in 25:30.32 for 83rd place. Sophomore Seth Einterz (Zionsville, IN/Zionsville) represented Wabash at the national meet. He finished 136th with a time of 25:48.60. Denison freshman Dee Salukombo (Lakewood, OH/Lakewood) crossed the finish line in 26:29.07 to place 236th overall. The Kenyon women’s team was 31 of 32 teams as freshman Morgan O'Connor (San Francisco, CA/San Francisco University) was the first of the Ladies to complete the 6k-championship course. She posted a time of 22:54.00 to place 151st among 279 competitors. Denison sophomore Katie Navarre (Upper Arlington, OH/Upper Arlington) paced all NCAC women's runners with a ninth-place finish and a time of 21:17.30, just 33 seconds off the pace set by eventual champion Marie Borner of Bethel (MN). Her time was the best individual performance by a Denison runner at the championship meet; the previous top performance was Elaine Binkley's 22nd-place finish in 2003. Oberlin sophomore Joanna Johnson (Chico, CA/Chico) finished the 6k course in 21:37.7, good for 32nd. Yeowoman senior Nicky Ouellet (Dunbarton, NH/Goffstown) turned in a 243rd-place finish in her national debut, recording a time of 23:53.42.

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