NCAC Cross Country Championships
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Edited: Nov. 3, 2008
ALLEGHENY CLAMS MEN'S, KENYON TAKES WOMEN'S NCAC TITLES; RUSSO, JOHNSON TAKE INDIVIDUAL HONORS
On the men's side, Allegheny successfully defended its title for the fourth straight year. The Gators defeated second-place Denison by 32 points as all seven Allegheny runners finished in the top 15. Allegheny now owns eight NCAC men's championships. Denison senior Grant Russo (Medina, OH/Medina) won the race and Runner of the Year recognition after he won the eight-kilometer race in 24:56. It was his fourth appearance on the All-NCAC team and his first on the first team. Gator sophomore Zac Ross (Meadville, PA/Meadville), last year's Newcomer of the Year, was runner up to earn his second straight first-team honor with a time of 25:09. Denison freshman Makorobondo "Dee" Salukombo (Lakewood, OH/Lakewood) was third and was named the 2008 Newcomer of the Year as the top freshman finisher in the meet. Gator senior Matt Hoy (Moon Twp., PA/Moon) was fourth and was a first-team honoree for the first time after earning second-team recognition in 2006 and 2007 and honorable mention in 2005. Rounding out the first team are Wabash sophomore Seth Einterz (Zionsville, IN/Zionsville), Allegheny junior Tony Dipre (Twinsburg, OH/Walsh Jesuit) and Denison senior Skyler Mosenthal (Briarcliff, NY/Briarcliff).    
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Pfeifer
In the women's race, Kenyon topped second-place Ohio Wesleyan by 16 points to claim its first women's title since 2001 and third overall. Oberlin sophomore Joanna Johnson (Chico, CA/Chico) earned Runner of the Year honors for the second time as she successfully defended her NCAC individual title with a time of 21:02 over six kilometers. Denison sophomore Katie Navarre (Upper Arlington, OH/Upper Arlington) was second, 12 seconds behind. Oberlin senior Nicky Ouellet (Dunbarton, NJ/Goffstown) moved up to the first team after a second-team appearance a season ago as she finished in third place. Kenyon sophomore Lauren Brady (Tyngsboro, MA/Phillips Exeter) repeated on the first team, finishing in fourth. A pair of Wittenberg freshman were next, with Mary Pfeifer (Dublin, OH/Coffman) claming Newcomer of the Year recognition as the highest freshman finisher in the race. A second behind her was Tiger teammate Anna Henry (Chagrin Falls, OH/Kenston). Rounding out the fist team was Ohio Wesleyan sophomore Kat Zimmerly (Edinboro, PA/General McLane), who moves up to the first team after earning second-team honors last year.  
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2008 NCAC Cross Country Results
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Allegheny claimed the men's title while Kenyon took the women's at the 25th annual North Coast Athletic Conference Championships, held at Oberlin Nov. 1. The Gators captured their eighth men's title and sixth in the past seven years, while the Ladies took their first since 2001 and third overall. 