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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- September
23, 2006
CONTACT: Glyn Turner 585,567,9648
Highlanders
Finish 3rd at 2006 Highlander Invitational
Houghton, N.Y.- The Houghton Cross
Country program hosted the 2nd Annual Highlander Invitational on the
college’s Field of Dreams on Saturday. As has become the norm this season the
day was cloudy and wet, torrential rains the night before the created a muddy
and soft course for the days races.
The
Women’s race featured the Ithaca College Bombers the 7th ranked team in the NCAA
Division III poll, and the # 25 ranked Roberts Wesleyan Women in the NAIA. The
Men’s raced also feature the Ithaca College Bombers who are ranked on the top 30
teams in the NCAA Division III, and the # 24 Ranked Roberts Wesleyan College in
the NAIA.
The women’s race went off
first with the Houghton Women the first runners out on the rain soaked course.
The women were lead by 5th year senior
Mary Gibson, (Grosse Pointe, MI) in 19:49 in 5th place, followed by first
year runner Kaity Fadden (Highland Park, NY)
in 19:59 for a 7th place finish. Both women ran excellent races
given the conditions of the meet. These women were followed by Junior
Rachel Rhodes (Salamanca, NY) in 21:09 (PR) for 19th place,
next was Junior Irene Vickner (Brockport, NY)
finishing in 21:28 for 30th place. Followed by the main pack of
Houghton Women , Lydia Throneblade (Castelton, VT)
in 22:18 and first year runner Junior
Heather Hutton (Canada) had a great result
in 22:20.
The women’s team finished the
race in 3rd place out of 7 complete teams, and showed good improvement from last
weeks opening meet. A really great finish given the two highly ranked women’s
teams in the race.
The Men’s race also featured
two top ranked teams, and the Houghton Men did not disappoint in their
performance. The men’s team ran aggressively from the start, using pack running
to attempt the upset of the two visiting top 25 teams. The men followed the
lasts weeks’ example and practiced their “pack-running” techniques and ran the
first three miles of the race as one unit. The men were lead by Sophomore
Dan Ballard (Syracuse, NY) in 4th place in a time of 26:51,
followed closely by Sophomore Chad Stauring (Arkport,
NY) in time of 27:21 in 9th place, he was followed by Freshmen
Landry Jarvis (Canada) who had a great
race to finish who finished in 13th place with a time of 27:30 (PR).
Junior Mike Platt (Wayne, NJ) turned in a
good performance to finish in 17th with a time of 27:51, captain Ryan
Fadden (Highland Park, NY) rounded out the Highlander scoring in 19th
place with a time of 27:53. The next pack of Houghton harriers was not far
behind second year runner Aaron Williams,
(Fulton, NY) in 26th place with a time of 28:25, he was
followed by Sophomore Jacob Connor (Orchard Park,
NY), in 28:38, Joe Campagna (Syracuse, NY)
followed Williams across the line in 28:59. Senior
Ryan Spear (Franklinville, NY) finished next
in 31:12.
The Men’s team followed the
women’s lead in finishing 3rd out of 7 teams and also showed good growth towards
becoming a contender in the region.
Coaches Corner:
Assistant Coach Matt
Dougherty:
“Given the wet conditions
there were some good performances, both the men’s and women’s teams are
continually improving.”
“Some of our runners had
really great performances for the Women Rachel Rhodes had what could be called a
breakout race, as well as first year runner Heather Hutton. The men had some
great performances including freshmen Landry Jarvis, and Aaron Williams.”
Meet Results:
Women’s
|
Name |
Place |
Time |
|
Mary Gibson |
5th |
19:49 |
|
Kaity Fadden |
7th |
19:69 |
|
Rachel Rhodes |
19th |
21:09 |
|
Irene Vickner |
30th |
21:28 |
|
Lydia Throneblade |
37th |
22:18 |
|
Lindsey Privitera |
DNR |
DNR |
|
Heather Hutton |
38th |
22:20 |
Team Results Women
Team
Points
1. Ithaca
22 (* 7 NCAA Division III National Rankings)
2.
Roberts 50 (#25 NAIA National Ranking)
3. Houghton College 73
4. William Smith 116
5. Alfred State
151
6. U. Pitt
Bradford 159
Men’s
|
Name |
Place |
Time |
|
Dan Ballard |
4th |
26:51 |
|
Chad Stauring |
9th |
27:21 |
|
Landry Jarvis |
13th |
27:30 |
|
Mike Platt |
17th |
27:51 |
|
Ryan Fadden |
19th |
27:53 |
|
Aaron Williams |
26th |
28:25 |
|
Jacob Connor |
31st |
28:38 |
|
Joe Campagana |
35th |
28:59 |
|
Ryan Spear |
51st |
31:12 |
Team Results Men
Team
Points
1. Ithaca
41 (Ranked 30th NCAA Division III)
2.
Roberts 43 (Ranked 24th NAIA National
Rankings)
3. Houghton College
59
4. Alfred State
118
5. Hobart College 127
6. U. Pitt Bradford
181
Houghton College
has deep
and
solid
roots in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, where our
teams use their commitment to excellence, both on the field-of-play
and
in the classroom, as a platform for their strong and
unique
emphasis on Sports Ministry. Their goal is to make a difference
for the Kingdom
on campus, in Allegany County,
in the Northeast and
around
the world.
Houghton is one of only 13 institutions who have been hand-selected
by the NAIA to serve as "Champions of Character" Program Centers, opening the door
for Houghton to be a leader,
both in the Northeast and
nationally, in character education.
Through hands-on,
innovative community outreach initiatives, Houghton coaches and
student-athletes
are working together to change the culture of sport and
to change our culture through sport.
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