Bears compete at NCAA Regionals

Bears compete at NCAA Regionals

CARLISLE, Pa. – Sophomore Pat O’Neill (Ardsley, PA/LaSalle) finished 30^th out of 279 runners overall in the 8,000-meter men’s race to lead the Ursinus men at the 2005 NCAA Division III cross country Mideast Regionals at Dickinson on Saturday.

O’Neill made the All-Region team with his 30^th-place finish, missing the national championships by three spots. He ran in 26:58 to help the Bears finish 29^th out of 40 teams with 828 points, while the women recorded their highest team rank by running 25^th out of 42 teams. The women were led by freshman Liz Brenna (Drexel Hill, PA/Academy of Notre Dame), who finished 77^th with a time of 24:55.4.

Centennial Conference (CC) rival Haverford won the men’s event followed by Carnegie Mellon in second and Allegheny in third. All three teams qualified for the NCAA championships next weekend.

For the men, Chris DeLeon (Lawrence Harbor, NJ/Old Bridge) finished second on the squad and 151^st overall with a time of 29:20.6. Joe Szymanski (Bensalem, PA/Bensalem) ran in 30:51.3, while Eric Wickersham (Hockessin, DE/St. Mark's) closely followed by crossing the line in 30:59.3 for 203^rd and 207^th overall, respectively.

On the women’s side, host team and CC rival Dickinson won the event while conference rival Haverford took second.

Lynne Erikson (Havertown, PA/Haverford) came in second for the women placing 92^nd overall with a time of 25:06.9. Sara McNally (Drexel Hill, Upper Darby) finished 106^th overall in 25:23.6 and Stephanie Rogman (Schnecksville, PA/Central Catholic) came in fourth on the team, running in 26.58.3 for 172^nd.

Freshman Stephanie Weir (Washington Crossing, PA/Council Rock North) rounded out the Bears’ top five, finishing in 27:52.6.

Men’s Results: 1. Haverford 36, 2. Carnegie Mellon 80, 3. Allegheny 116, 4. Widener 130, 5. Elizabethtown 154, 6. Dickinson 253, 7. Swarthmore 286, 8. Muhlenberg 300, 9. Univ. of Scranton 215, 10. Juniata 345, 11. Frostburg State 359, 12. Susquehanna 376, 13. Johns Hopkins 382, 14. Gettysburg 396, 15. Salisbury 399, 16. DeSales 404, 17. Grove City 432, 18. Messiah 548, 19. Misericordia 595, 20. Penn State Behrend 599, 21. Moravian 617, 22. Penn State Altoona 666, 23. King’s 675, 24. McDaniel 676, 25. Wash. & Jefferson 682, 26. Franklin & Marshall 721, 27. York 804, 28. Lebanon Valley 818, 29. Ursinus 828, 30. Albright 843, 31. Goucher 875, 32. Waynesburg 918, 33. Marywood, 944, 34. Pitt Greensburg 975, 35. Gwynedd Mercy 983, 36. Westminster 1001, 37. Hood 1113, 38. Alvernia 1151, 39. Thiel 1160, 40. La Roche 1324, INC Bethany, INC Cabrini, INC Delaware Valley.

Ursinus Finishers (8,000 meters): 30. Pat O’Neill 26:58.0, 151. Chris DeLeon 29:20.6, 203. Joe Szymanski 30:51.3, 207. Eric Wickersham, 30:59.3, 237. Ben Schumacher 33:35.5, 246. Mark Robidoux 35:38.4.

Women’s Results: 1. Dickinson 27, 2. Haverford 148, 3. Elizabethtown 162, 4. Grove City 188, 5. Swarthmore 201, 6. Salisbury 202, 7. Allegheny 212, 8. Messiah 255, 9. Juniata 297, 10. Carnegie Mellon 357, 11. Muhlenberg 373, 12. Franklin & Marshall 382, 13. Johns Hopkins 404, 14. Susquehanna 477, 15. Marywood 480, 16. Waynesburg 492, 17. Bryn Mawr 532, 18. Gettysburg 563, 19. Frostburg State 570, 20. DeSales 603, 21. York 617, 22. Penn State Altoona 618, 23. Univ. Of Scranton 626, 24. Goucher 639, 25. Ursinus 644, 26. Widener 677, 27. McDaniel 693, 28. Moravian 697, 29. Hood 713, 30. Misericordia 713, 31. Penn State Behrend 777, 32. Gwynedd Mercy 900, 33. Lebanon Valley 944, 34. Bethany 1009, 35. Albright 1050, 36. Delaware Valley 1055, 37. Cedar Crest 1076, 38. Pitt Greensburg 1110, 39. Thiel 1160, 40. Villa Julie 1162, 41. Westminster 1164, 42. Alvernia 1278, INC Cabrini, INC Chestnut Hill, INC King’s, INC La Roche, INC Wash. & Jefferson.

Ursinus Finishers (8,000 meters): 77. Liz Brennan 24:55.4, 92. Lynne Erickson 25:06.9, 106. Sara McNally 25:23.6, 172. Stephanie Rogman 26:58.3, 197. Stephanie Weir 27:52.6, 198. Erika Bradley 27:53.9, 202. Maureen McCarthy 27:58.6.