FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --
October 2, 2006
CONTACT: Glyn Turner 585,567,9648
Men 7th / Women 11th in Geneseo Invitational
Meet Overview:
The Houghton Cross Country
program participated in the Geneseo Invitational on Saturday.. As has become
the norm this season the day was cloudy and wet, heavy rains the week before the
race created a muddy and soft course for the days races. The Women’s race
featured the Geneseo Knights the #1 ranked team in the NCAA Division III poll,
and the 28th ranked Ohio Northern and powerhouse Canadian team
Laurentian. The Men’s raced also featured the 4th Ranked Geneseo
Knights, and the 23rd ranked RIT Tigers.
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 a high finish is this large race.. . The men were lead by
Sophomore Dan Ballard (Syracuse, NY) in 24th
place in a time of 26:38, followed closely by Sophomore
Chad Stauring (Arkport, NY) in time of 27:07
in 43rd place, he was followed by Freshmen Landry
Jarvis (Canada) who had a great race to finish who finished in 49th
place with a time of 27:20 (PR). Junior Mike Platt
(Wayne, NJ) turned in a good performance to finish in 71st
with a time of 27:48, captain Ryan Fadden (Highland
Park, NY) rounded out the Highlander scoring in 72ndth place
with a time of 27:50, Jacob Connor followed Fadden to this finish in a time of
27:51. The next pack of Houghton harriers was not far behind second year
runner Aaron Williams, (Fulton, NY) in 97th
place with a time of 28:31, he was followed by, Joe
Campagna (Syracuse, NY) followed Williams across the line in 29:20 and
Senior Ryan Spear (Franklinville, NY)
finished next in 30:09
The Men’s team finished the
meet in 7th place out of 18 complete teams. Running a good race
considering the conditions and the size of the race.
The women’s race went off
next with the Houghton Women the last runners out on the rain soaked course
adding to the sloppy conditions and the extra kilometer of racing. (The Women’s
race was 6k versus the traditional 5k) The women were lead by 5th
year senior Mary Gibson, (Grosse Pointe, MI) in
24:05 in 30th place, followed by first year runner
Kaity Fadden (Highland Park, NY) in 24:23 for a 42nd place finish. Both
women ran excellent races given the conditions of the meet. These women were
followed by Junior Rachel Rhodes (Salamanca, NY)
in 25:40 (PR) for 77th place, next was Junior Irene
Vickner (Brockport, NY) finishing in 26:03 for 90th place.
Irene ran a very courageous race and really suffered for the women’s team.
Followed by the main pack of Houghton Women , Lydia
Throneblade (Castelton, VT) in 26:47 and first year runner
Junior Heather Hutton (Canada) had a
tough race finishing in 29:44
The women’s team
finished the race in11th place out of 16 complete teams and has demonstrated
great tenacity given their small size.
Coaches Corner:
Head Coach Bob
Smalley
“For the second time this
season the women's race followed the men's race. Unfortunately, the later start
had little impact on the chilly temperatures. Besides the late start time the
Houghton women were forced to run their first, and only 6 k, of the season.
The cold and the extra 1000meters may have had an impact on their over-all
performances.”
“ The teams both ran well
especially given the hard workouts they have been doing”
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 another breakout
race, as well as first year runner Kaity Fadden. The men had some great
performances including freshmen Landry Jarvis, and Dan Ballard.”
Meet Results:
Women’s
|
Name |
Place |
Time |
|
Mary Gibson |
30th |
24:05 |
|
Kaity Fadden |
42nd |
24:23 |
|
Rachel Rhodes |
77th |
25:40 |
|
Irene Vickner |
90th |
26:03 |
|
Lydia Throneblade |
113th |
26:03 |
|
Lindsey Privitera |
DNR |
DNR |
|
Heather Hutton |
172nd |
29:44 |
Team Results Women
SCORES
1. SUNY Geneseo 26 9. Alfred 232
2. Ohio Northern 93 10. Westfield 246
3. Laurentian 108 11. Houghton College 263
4. Fredonia State 147 12. Buffalo State 276
5. RIT 156 13. York 302
6. SUNY Brockport 206 14. Lycoming 440
7. SUNY Plattsburgh 213 15. Keuka College 476
8. University of Rochester 215 16. SUNY Oswego 488
Men’s
|
Name |
Place |
Time |
|
Dan Ballard |
24th |
26:38 |
|
Chad Stauring |
43rd |
27:07 |
|
Landry Jarvis |
49th |
27:20 |
|
Mike Platt |
71st |
27:48 |
|
Ryan Fadden |
72nd |
27:50 |
|
Jacob Connor |
75th |
27:51 |
|
Aaron Williams |
97th |
28:31 |
|
Joe Campagana |
129th |
29:20 |
|
Ryan Spear |
157th |
30:09 |
Team Results Men
SCORES
1. SUNY Geneseo 34 10. SUNY Plattsburgh 271
2. RIT 36 11. SUNY Oswego 307
3. SUNY Brockport 108 12. Alfred 333
4. Ohio Northern 117 13. York 357
5. University of Rochester 125 14. ECC 388
6. Geneseo Alumni 206 15. Paul Smith 405
7. Houghton College 230 16. Buffalo State 423
8. Fredonia State 237 17. Lycoming 552
9. Westfield 261 18. Keuka College 574
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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