MMA finishes 2nd / Four Mariners Make All-Conference
Lyndon
State Claims NAC Cross Country Crown
(October
31st, 2009) – Poultney, VT – The Lyndon
State College men and University of Maine Farmington women's cross
country teams captured their respective team crowns to repeat as
2009 North Atlantic Conference Champions. The Hornets grabbed
4 of the top 7 spots to edge Maine Maritime while the Beavers
placed 6 runners in the top 12 to easily capture the title Saturday
on the campus of Green Mountain College in Poultney, VT.
Lyndon
Freshman Joshua Grant Leads Hornets
Freshman
Joshua Grant (Nashua, NH) captured the men's medalist honor
covering the 8k course in 27:22 to lead the Hornets to the team
title. Grant finished 47 seconds in front of individual
runner-up Matthew Methot (Portland, ME) of Maine Maritime
Academy. LSC's Wilden Fils (Stamford, CT), MMA's Lucas Miller
(Belfast, ME), and LSC's Jeremiah Powell (Lunenburg, VT) finished
3rd-6th, respectively, within 4 seconds of
one another.
The
Hornets (27 points) were closely followed by Maine Maritime (39)
who claimed 4 top-10 spots. The University of Maine
Farmington (78) was a distant 3rd followed by
Castleton State (82), Johnson State College (156), and Thomas
College (169). The host Green Mountain College Eagles rounded
out the field in7th with 183 points.
Lyndon
St. head coach Chris Ummer was voted men's NAC Coach of the Year by
his peers while the Mariners were
honored with the Team Sportsmanship Award.
MMA Runners
2nd Matthew Methot 28:09
4th Lucas Miller 28:15
6th Greg
Baribault 28:29
10th Evan
Vashon 29:14
17th Travis Chenevert 29:55
19th Matt Francis 30:00
30th Zach Ulman 32:16
35th Patrick
Lindsey 33:24
36th Mitchell Fader 33:24
46th Sean
Ferris 35:36
All-Conference
Honors
Runner
of the Year
Joshua
Grant (LSC)
Rookie
of the Year
Joshua
Grant (LSC)
Sportsmanship Award
Maine Maritime
Men's
Cross Country First Team
Joshua
Grant (LSC)
Matthew Methot (MMA)
Wilden
Fils (LSC)
Lucas Miller (MMA)
Jeremiah
Powell (LSC)
Greg Baribault (MMA)
Michael
Farmer (LSC)
Cam Betts (UMF)
Men's
Cross Country Second Team
Nohea
King (CSC)
Evan Vashon (MMA)
Craig
Johnson (LSC)
Isaac French (CSC)
Nick
Grasso (CSC)
Kel Conga (UMF)
Pat
Pozzetti (UMF)
