Moravian Women And Men Claim Landmark Cross Country Titles
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – On a cold and snowy day, the Moravian
College men's and women's cross country teams managed to find some
sunshine as both teams earned their first Landmark Conference Cross
Country Championships at the meet held on the Goodman Campus of
Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. The women became the
fourth-different Champion in five Landmark seasons, while the men
snapped a four-year title run for Susquehanna University.
The Greyhound women earned the top two spots with Cadee Rockwell
claiming the individual title to help the team earn 43 points for
the victory. Goucher College was second with 51 points, its
highest-ever Landmark finish. The Catholic University of America
placed third with 82, followed by Susquehanna in fourth with 86.
The University of Scranton compiled 120 points to place fifth, with
Juniata College behind them in sixth with 133. The United States
Merchant Marine Academy finished with 199 points in seventh and
Drew University was in eighth without a team score. Official times
for the women's race is not yet available.
Rockwell won the race and was voted Outstanding Female
Performer, and was followed by teammate Kristina Ruggiero, and
freshman Claire DelCasale also placed seventh, giving the
Greyhounds three first-team All-Conference runners. Camelia
Mayfield of Catholic came across the line third and she was
followed by Sarah Dickerson of Susquehanna. Katherine Currier of
Goucher and Juniata's Katrina Woods were fifth and sixth
respectively, rounding out the first-team All-Conference honors.
Currier was also voted the Rookie of the Year. Five of the eight
teams had at least one runner in the top seven to earn first-team
All-Conference distinction.
In the men's race, the Greyhound men placed three runners in the
top six and all five of their point scorers in the top 16 to score
38 points, besting four-time Champions Susquehanna by 11. The
Crusaders finished with 49 points, six ahead of third-place
Scranton. Juniata was fourth with 120, followed by USMMA which
collected 154 to finish fifth. Goucher was only five points back
with 159, while Drew and Catholic rounded out the standings with
168 and 172 respectively. The men's race was shortened due to a
fallen tree, so the 8,000-meter times are unofficial for that
distance.
Susquehanna did manage to earn a fourth individual title in the
five-year history of the Landmark meet with Ian Quinlan coming
across the line first in a time of 24:23.3 and earned Male
Outstanding Performer accolades. He was followed by three Moravian
runners in the top seven as defending champion Matthew Lutcza was
second just over a second behind Quinlan at 24:24.8, Donnie Noble
placed fourth at 24:48.10 and Alec Duncan came home in sixth with a
time of 25:08.7. Duncan's efforts also earned him Rookie of the
Year recognition. Three-time All-Conference runner Chris Wasnetsky
of Scranton was third across the line at 24:32.6 to earn another
All-Conference nod, and his teammate Jason Bohenek came home in
fifth place by running 25:02.4. Joey Negreann of Goucher placed
seventh by running 25:09.5 to round out the All-Conference
performances, which was his second in two years.
After guiding the Greyhounds to the team titles, Jesse Baumann
and the Moravian coaching staffs were voted the Men's and Women's
Coaching Staff of the Year.
Landmark runners will now move on to postseason races either at
the ECAC Championships or the NCAA Regionals, held November 12 at
various campuses, where they will look to earn high team and
individual finishes and hope to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
The Landmark sent four individual runners to the NCAA Championships
last season and had five runners earn All-Region accolades.
2011 All-Landmark Conference
Women’s Cross Country
First Team
Name, School, Class, Hometown (High School)
Cadee Rockwell, Moravian, Sr., Sinking Spring, Pa. (Wilson West
Lawn)
Kristina Ruggiero, Moravian, Sr., Cedar Grove, N.J. (Cedar
Grove)
Camelia Mayfield, Catholic, So., Ashland, Ore. (Ashland)
Sarah Dickerson, Susquehanna, Jr., York Haven, Pa.
(Northeastern)
Katherine Currier, Goucher, Fr., Brooklyn, N.Y. (LaGuardia)
Katrina Woods, Juniata, So., Shirleysburg, Pa. (Mount Union)
Claire DelCasale, Moravian, Fr., Philadelphia, Pa. (St.
Hubert’s)
Second Team
Name, School, Class, Hometown(High School)
Taylor Burr, Goucher, So., Addison, Maine (Maranacook
Community)
Laura Kinley, Catholic, Jr., Jefferson, Md. (St. John Catholic
Prep.)
Katelynn Zidanic, Goucher, So., York, Pa. (Central York)
Emily Lambright, Moravian, Fr., Chalfont, Pa. (Christopher
Dock)
Hadley Couraud, Goucher, Jr., East Lansing, Mich. (East
Lansing)
Mary O’Neill, Scranton, So., Middletown, N.J. (Middletown
North)
Caroline Morgan, Juniata, Jr., Havertown, Pa. (Haverford Township)
2011 All-Landmark Conference
Men’s Cross Country
First Team
Name, School, Class, Hometown (High School)
Ian Quinlan, Susquehanna, Sr., Eagle View, Pa. (Methacton)
Matt Lutcaa, Moravian, Sr., Dingmans Ferry, Pa. (Delaware
Valley)
Chris Wasnetsky, Scranton, Sr., Dunmore, Pa. (Bishop
O’Hara)
Donnie Noble, Moravian, Jr., Souderton, Pa. (Souderton)
Jason Bohenek, Scranton, Sr., Jessup, Pa. (Holy Cross-Bishop
O’Hara)
Alec Duncan, Moravian, Fr., Bloomfield, N.J. (Bloomfield)
Joey Negreann, Goucher, Sr., Denver, Colo. (Cherry Creek)
Second Team
Name, School, Class, Hometown(High School)
Joe Zamadics, Susquehanna, Sr., West Chester, Pa. (West Chester
East)
Pat Casterline, Scranton, Sr., Bridgewater, N.J. (Bridgewater
Raritan)
Dylan Marton, Moravian, Jr., Somerville, N.J. (Somerville)
Justin Zarzaca, Susquehanna, Sr., Leonardtown, Md.
(Leonardtown)
Paul Crowe, Susquehanna, Fr., Boalsburg, Pa. (State College
Area)
Steve Monteleone, Drew, Sr., Berkeley Heights, N.J. (Governor
Livingston)
Nate Alter, Juniata, So., Pittsburgh, Pa. (Taylor Allderice)