For Immediate Release WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS— 11.2.02
Contact: Christina Cracolici
Phone: (781) 283-2003
E-mail: ccracoli@wellesley.edu MIT and Wellesley Chase Down NEWMAC Cross Country Championships Wellesley, Mass. –The Wellesley College women's cross country team and MIT's men's cross-country team each captured the 2002 NEWMAC Cross Country Championship, Saturday at Wellesley College. With its 2002 championship MIT captured its fifth straight NEWMAC title dating back to the 1998 season, while the Wellesley College squad earned its fourth NEWMAC cross-country championship in five years. MIT's Sean Nolan (Valencio, Fla.) was named the 2002 NEWMAC men's cross country Athlete of the Year with a first place finish with a time of 26:10 in the 8,000-meter race, while Eric Khatchadourin (Brookfield, Wisc.) of MIT was named the 2002 NEWMAC Rookie of the Year. Khatchadourin was the top-first year runner in the race with a time of 27:45 for a seventh place finish. Springfield's Marissa Clapp (Winchendon, Mass.) earned her second consecutive NEWMAC women's cross-country Athlete of the Year honor, finishing first overall out of 126 runners with a time of 18:02.53. Wellesley's Christine Grant (Mercer Island, Wash.) was named the 2002 NEWMAC women's cross-country Rookie of the Year after finishing second overall and as the top first-year runner with a time of 18:38.88 in the 5,000 meter race.
Men's Team Results (Individual)
1st - MIT, 25 pts - 2002 Team Champion
2nd - Coast Guard, 38 pts
3rd - Babson, 114 pts
4th - Wheaton, 120 pts
5th - WPI, 122 pts
5th - Springfield, 122 pts
7th - Clark, 220 pts Women's Team Results (Individual)
1st - Wellesley, 61 pts
2nd - MIT, 64 pts
3rd - Mt. Holyoke, 76 pts
4th - Springfield, 93 pts
5th - Coast Guard, 126 pts
6th - Wheaton, 137 pts
7th - Smith, 149 pts
8th - WPI, 210 pts
9th - Babson, 249 pts
10th - Clark, 312 pts 2002 Women's Cross Country All-Conference 14th - Kelley Henry, Springfield, 19:48; 13th - Carrie Lam, Coast Guard, 19:46; 12th - Meg Young, Springfield, 19:41; 11th - Sarah Bellfy, WPI, 19:39; 10th - Niki Lefebvre, Mt. Holyoke, 19:38; 9th - Julia Espel, MIT, 19:38,; 8th - Sarah Bard, Wellesley, 19:28.76; 7th - Katherine Marlow, Smith, 19:21.70; 6th - Erin O'Brien, Wheaton, 19:08.83; 5th - Sarah Sladen, Mt. Holyoke, 18:50.42; 4th - Tracy Bassett, Wellesley, 18:45.40; 3rd - Martha Buckley, MIT, 18:42.44; 2nd - Christine Grant, Wellesley, 18:38.88; 1st - Marissa Clapp, Springfield, 18:02.53 Runner of the Year - Marissa Clapp, Springfield Rookie of the Year - Christine Grant, Wellesley College 2002 Men's Cross Country All-Conference 14th - Brian Ward, Coast Guard, 28:18.03; 13th - Stacy Dawson, Coast Guard, 28:16.76; 12th - Ben Dillon, Babson, 28:12.23; 11th - Ben Spector, Coast Guard, 28:10.42; 10th - , Brian Anderson, MIT, 28:02.07; 9th - Carlos Renjifo, MIT, 27:52.53; 8th - Ken Burgess, Coast Guard, 27:47.23; 7th - Eric Khatchadourian, MIT, 27:45.89; 6th - Chris Perry, Babson, 27:35.69; 5th - Albert Liu, MIT, 27:30; 4th - Matt Dowthit, Coast Guard, 27:00.65; 3rd - Ben Schmeckpeper, MIT, 26:38; 2nd - Ian Bartonicek, Coast Guard, 26:14; 1st - Sean Nolan, MIT, 26:10. Runner of the Year - Sean Nolan, MIT Rookie of the Year - Eric Khatchadourin, MIT
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