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Nov. 6, 2006
Boston, MA - The Adelphi men and women's cross-country teams traveled to Franklin Park in Boston, Massachusetts on Sunday, November 5 to participate in the NCAA Division II Northeast Regional. The men had their best showing in more then five years, placing fourth overall out of 20 teams, while the women placed fifth out of 18 teams. Jaime Julia-Perez (Amsterdam, N.Y.) led the Panthers to their fourth place showing by placing 11th overall in a personal best of 32:04 to capture All-Region honors for the first time in his career. Matt Dispensa (College Point, N.Y.) continued his strong running this fall with a 23rd place showing in a personal best of 32:56.1. The next three Panther finishers came across the line in a row, paced by Mike Dorman (Albertson, N.Y.) in 39th (34:12.6), Carlos Techera (Bayside, N.Y.) in 40th (34:16.6) and Sean Harte (Queens Village, N.Y.) in 41st (34:17.1). Aaron Warner (Queens Village, N.Y.) was the final Adelphi runner across the line, placing 52nd in a time of 34:51.8. Ify Anene (Reynoldsburg, OH) and Danielle Connor (Lake Grove, N.Y.) led the women to a fifth place showing, placing 19th (23:50.9) and 24th (24:03.9) overall. Melissa Coelho (Wantagh, N.Y.) was the next Adelphi finisher across the line, placing 47th overall in a time of 25:09.1. Meghan Farrell (Holtsville, N.Y.) and Margaret Penner (Malverne, N.Y.) rounded out the women's top-five, clocking in at 25:22.2 and 25:25.4 to place 51st and 52nd overall. "I'm extremely happy with the way both teams performed, the men improved nine spots from a year ago and the women jumped eight," Head Coach Adam Siepiola said. "The men showed some real fire today and I couldn't be more proud of Jaime, our lone senior, who just missed out on an individual national berth." The Panthers will wrap up their 2006 season on November 18 when they take part in the IC4A championships at Van Cortlandt Park, in the Bronx, New York. |
