|
November 2005
October 2005
September 2005
Back to Top
Cross Country Makes Splash
at Mideast Regionals
November 12, 2005
MEN'S RESULTS |
WOMEN'S RESULTS
CARLISLE, Pa. - If Salisbury University
set out to make some noise at the NCAA Mideast Regional Meet, they accomplished
just that. The women’s team placed 6th among 42 teams while the men came in 15th
out of 40 schools.
The sixth place finish
by the women’s team was the highest in Salisbury’s history at NCAA Regionals.
Three Sea Gull runners received all-region awards for finishing in the top 35.
Glenna Sullivan (Phoenix, MD/Maryvale) led the way for Salisbury with a
21st place finish and a time of 23:23.4; Kelly Sullivan (Phoenix, MD/Maryvale)
came in 24th at 23:31.0 and Casey McInerny (Elmira, NY/Elmira Free Academy)
finished just behind in 26th place. Salisbury’s team score was 202, just one
point behind Swarthmore College in fifth place.
In addition to
finishing sixth, Glenna and Kelly Sullivan were named to the freshman all-region
team comprised of the top seven freshmen runners. Glenna finished third, while
Kelly finished fifth among freshmen runners to make the team.
On the men’s side,
Scott Koehler (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) 43rd and Buck Stokes (Lothian,
MD/Southern) 45th had impressive times. Koehler finished in 27:14.2 and
Stokes was only two seconds behind. The men also have a talented, young core of
runners as three out of the five scoring runners were sophomores.
Only the top team in
the NCAA Mideast Regional qualifies for national competition. This year,
Haverford won on the men’s side and Dickinson College on the women’s side. With
continued improvement, Salisbury University aims to join these elite cross
country teams in the seasons to come.
Back to Top
Cross Country Athletes Dominate All-CAC
Teams
November 9, 2005
SALISBURY, Md. - Following their sweep of the CAC Championship Meet, the
Salisbury Cross
 Country
team was honored with numerous awards on Saturday. Several Sea Gull runners were
named to the all-conference teams. Senior Scott Koehler (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck)
(left)
and freshman Glenna Sullivan (Phoenix, MD/Marvale)
(right)
were named Athletes of the Year, while head coach Jim Jones was named
Coach of the Year in both the men’s and women’s division. 
In the men’s division, senior Enos Benbow
Jr. (Georgetown, DE/Sussex Central) and sophomores Eric Graves
(Catonsville, MD/Catonsville) and Buck Stokes (Lothian, MD/Southern)
joined Koehler on the first team All-CAC team.
Sophomores Carl
Blickle (Woolrich Township, NJ/Kingsway Regional) and Brian Eagan (Forest
Hill, MD/C. Milton Wright), as well as freshman Zack Dickerson (Elkridge,
MD/Howard) were named to the second team All-CAC.
In the women’s
division, sophomores Casey McInerny (Elmira, NY/Elmira Free Academy) and
Zuzka O’Zwoldike (Tuckerton, NJ/Pinelands Regional), as well as freshman
Kelly Sullivan (Phoenix, MD/Maryvale) joined Glenna Sullivan on the first
team. Kelly Sullivan was also honored as the CAC Co-Rookie of the Year.
Senior Lauren Bragg
(Baltimore, MD/Loch Raven) was named to the second team All-CAC.
The cross country teams
hope to maintain their momentum as they travel to Carlisle, Pennsylvania to
participate in the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.
Back to Top
Salisbury Sweeps to CAC
Championships Saturday
November 5, 2005
ROCKVILLE, Md. – Salisbury University freshman Glenna Sullivan
(Phoenix, Md./Maryvale) and senior Scott Koehler (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck)
captured Capital Athletic Conference Athlete of the Year honors in their
respective divisions Saturday as they led the Sea Gull men and women’s cross
country teams to their first-ever sweep of the CAC Cross Country Championships
in Rockville, Md. Both squads will now begin preparation for
the Mideast Regional that will take place at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa.
next weekend. The top two teams in conference qualify for the Regional. The SU
women successfully defended their CAC championship, while the men improved from
last year’s second-place finish.
“This is the first time (Salisbury) has won first place in
both men and women’s cross country in the same year and I am extremely proud of
the way our athletes have come through everything they have this season,”
Salisbury head coach Jim Jones said. “There have been a lot of mentally
trying things with this team this season and for us to come through and win both
championships is a credit to the hard work and determination of these kids.”
In addition to the honors received by Sullivan and Koehler,
Kelly Sullivan (Phoenix, Md./Maryvale) was named Rookie of the Year and
Jones was named the Coach of the Year in both divisions.
WOMEN’S DIVISION
Salisbury sprinted by the CAC field in the women’s division, scoring 19
points. Mary Washington was second with 39 and Catholic placed third with 80
points.
Glenna Sullivan finished with the women’s best time of
25:01, followed by Salisbury sophomore Casey McInerny (Elmira, NY/Elmira Free
Academy) with a 25:05. Kelly Sullivan finished third at 25:06 and sophomore
Zuzka O’Zwoldike (Tuckerton, N.J./Pinelands Regional) placed fifth at
25:49. All four women claimed First-Team All-CAC honors.
Salisbury senior Lauren Bragg (Balitmore, Md./Loch
Raven) was a Second Team All-CAC performer with an eighth-place finish of
26:08.
MEN’S DIVISION
Salisbury secured the league’s top men’s spot with 24 points, with Mary
Washington second with 41 points, York third with 64 and Catholic fourth with
128 points.
Four members of the SU team claimed First Team All-CAC
honors. Koehler had the best time of 26:49. Teammate Buck Stokes (Lothian,
Md./Southern) was second at 27:27, senior Enos Benbow (Georgetown,
Del./Sussex Central) was fifth with a 27:46 and sophomore Eric Graves
(Catonsville, Md./Catonsville) placed seventh with a 27:54.
Three members of the SU squad earned second team
all-conference honors. Bryan Eagan (Forest Hill, Md./C. Milton Wright)
placed eighth with a 27:54, freshman Zack Dickerson (Elkridge, Md./Howard)
came in ninth with a 27:55 and sophomore Carl Blickle (Woolrich Township,
N.J./Kingsway Regional) was 15th with a 28:47.
SALISBURY WOMEN’S CROSS
COUNTRY
CAC Championship
SPECIAL AWARDS
1. Salisbury 19 Athlete of
the Year: Glenna Sullivan
2. Mary Washington 39 Co-Rookie of the
Year: Kelly Sullivan
3. Catholic 80 Coach of
Year Jim Jones
4. Goucher 107
5. York 119
6. Marymount 189
SALISBURY TOP FINISHES
First Team All-Conference
1. Glenna Sullivan 25:01
2. Casey McInerny 25:05
3. Kelly Sullivan 25:06
5. Zuzka O’Zwoldike 25:49
Second Team All-Conference
8. Lauren Bragg 26:08
SALISBURY MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
CAC Championship
SPECIAL AWARDS
1. Salisbury 24 Athlete of
the Year Scott Koehler
2. Mary Washington 41 Coach of the
Year Jim Jones
3. York 64
4. Catholic 128
5. Goucher 129
6. Marymount 175
SALISBURY TOP FINISHES
First Team All-Conference
1. Scott Koehler 26:49
2. Buck Stokes 27:27
5. Enos Benbow 27:46
7. Eric Graves 27:54
Second Team All-Conference
8. Bryan Eagan
27:54
9. Zack Dickerson 27:55
15. Carl Blickle 28:47
Back to Top
Country Country Out to Set
New Marks at CAC Meet
November 2, 2005
SALISBURY, Md. - Despite perennial cross country success, Salisbury University
has never swept the Capital Athletic Conference Championship Meet, winning both
the men’s and women’s title. Head coach Jim Jones is ready to set the precedent.
"We want to win for a recruit that was seriously injured in an accident earlier
this year and we want to make history," Jones said.
On Saturday, the Sea
Gulls have two major obstacles standing in the way. The first is Mary
Washington. The Eagles bring the only teams in both men’s and women’s that could
challenge the Sea Gulls for the dual championships. UMW has two very good teams,
but Salisbury’s depth might be the key. In competition, only five runners score
from its squad. However, Jones explains, "Seven strong runners are vital because
#6 and #7 are displacers that can knock other teams back."
The second major hurdle
is the treacherous course facing each runner in Rockville, Md. Jones describes,
"This course has more hills - two major hills in the men’s race – and the
footing is rough and rocky."
Salisbury comes well
equipped for the terrain and the Eagles. Scott Koehler (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck)
has been burning the paths for the Men’s team. Jones emphatically praises,
"Scott never gives up. Never. He doesn’t care who (the opposing runners) are. He
just keeps coming at them."
Koehler also has a
realistic shot to make the national competition, according to Jones. A strong
supporting cast of Buck Stokes (Lothian, MD/Southern), Eric Graves
(Catonsville, MD/Catonsville), and Zach Dickerson (Elkridge, MD/Howard)
will closely follow the determined Koehler.
On the women’s side,
Salisbury University has several capable runners. Twins Glenna and
Kelly Sullivan (Phoenix, MD/Maryvale) and Casey McInerny (Elmira,
NY/Elmira Free Academy) have consistently finished among the leaders in each
race. The Sullivan sisters show improvement every week, and they have inspired
some other freshmen the keep striving. Amanda Hill (Ellicott City,
MD/Centennial) and Hannah Pfeifer (Catonsville, MD/Catonsville), both
freshmen, will be counted on to score for the Sea Gulls.
Cross Country rules
give every team the right to compete in the regional competition regardless of
conference results. However, Jones has laid down the challenge for his teams.
The only way he will take each 'team' to regionals is if they finish in the top
two at CACs.
The goals are set high
for the skilled Sea Gull teams and they are eager to respond. Running for an
injured friend, a shot at regionals and Salisbury University history, the CAC
Championship Meet promises to be a special event.
Back to Top
SU Men, Women Finish Fifth at
Elizabethtown Invitational
October 22, 2005
MEN'S RESULTS
|
WOMEN'S RESULTS
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. - The Salisbury University men and women’s cross country
teams each posted fifth-place finishes Saturday at the Elizabethtown
Invitational. Glenna Sullivan (Phoenix, Md./Maryville) topped the Sea
Gull women runners, posting a ninth-place time of 15:47, while Scott Koehler
(Annapolis, Md./Broadneck) posted the 10th-best time in the Men’s
Division, posting a 20:00.
WOMEN’S DIVISION
The Salisbury women’s cross country team scored 76 points to place fifth in
the nine-team field. Alderson-Broaddus won the event with 57 points,
Elizabethtown College and Lock Haven University tied for second with 66 points
and Shippensburg University was the fourth-place team with 70 points.
Neely Spence, who wasn’t a member of one of
teams at the meet, posted the best time with a 15:10. Katrina Jones of
Alderson-Broaddus was second with a 15:17 and Heather McDaniel of
Alderson-Broaddus came in third with a 15:20.
Other top finishers for Salisbury included
Kelly Sullivan (Phoenix, Md./Maryville) with an 11th-place
finish of 15:50; Casey McInerny (Elmira, NY/Elmira Free Academy) running
12th with a 15:56. Amanda Hill (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial)
was 24th with a time of 16:24, Zuzka O’Zwoldike (Tuckerton,
NY/Pinelands Regional) ran 25th with a 16:26 and Lauren Bragg
(Batlimore, Md./Loch Raven) placed 29th with a 16:30.
MEN’S DIVISION
The Salisbury University men’s cross country team scored 146 points Saturday
to place fifth in the eight-team field. Lock Haven University won the division
with 32 points. Shippensburg University placed second with 39 points,
Elizabethtown College was third with 76 points and Alderson-Broaddus placed
fourth with 106 points.
Allen Hanslovan of Shippensburg posted the
best time overall with a 19:02, while teammates John Somers and Dan Helfrick
were second and third, respectively, with times of 19:24 and 19:48.
In addition to Koehler’s finish, Salisbury’s
Buck Stokes (Lothian, Md./Southern) finished 26th with a
20:29, Eric Graves (Catonsville, Md./Catonsville) ran 32nd
with a 20:39, Zack Dickerson (Elkridge, Md./Howard) finished 45th
with a 21:02, Brian Eagan (Forest Hill, Md./C. Milton Wright)was 49th
with a time of 21:07, Paul McFadden (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) was 53rd
with a 21:15 and Josh Michael (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) was 56th
with a 21:18.
Salisbury will take next weekend off before
competing in the Capital Athletic Conference Meet on Nov. 5 at Rockville, Md.
Back to Top
Men's, Women's Cross Country
Finish Fourth at Tidewater Fall Classic
October 1, 2005
MEN'S RESULTS
|
WOMEN'S RESULTS
SALISBURY, Md. - The Salisbury men’s and women’s cross country teams each
finished fourth in their respective races Saturday in the Tidewater Fall Classic
at Winter Place Park in Salisbury. Senior Scott Koehler (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) topped all Sea
Gull men, finishing fourth overall with a time of 25:38. Freshman Glenna
Sullivan (Phoenix, MD/Maryville) topped the Sea Gull women, finishing18th
overall.
Other Salisbury men to score top times were senior Enos
Benbow, Jr. (Georgetown, DE/Sussex Central), who finished 13th overall with
a time of 26:20, senior Nick Loffer (Pocomoke, MD/Pocomoke), who finished
26th overall with a time of 27:14, and sophomore Carl Blickle (Woolrich
Township, NJ/Kingsway Regional), who finished 28th overall with a time of
27:25.
Other Sea Gull women to score top times were sophomore
Casey McInery (Elmira, NY/Elmira Free Academy), who finished 24th overall,
freshman Kelly Sullivan (Phoenix, MD/Maryville), who finished 25th
overall, and freshman Hannah Pfeifer (Catonsville, MD/Catonsville), who
finished 30th overall.
Mount Union topped the men’s teams with 44 points, followed
by East Stroudsburg with 71 points, Rowan University with 83 points, Salisbury
with 102 points, and Adelphi University (NY) with 104 points.
Chris Cummings, of Mansfield, finished first overall with a
time of 24:47, followed by Iuri Pinto in second with a time of 25:17. Jeremy
Velliquette of Mount Union finished third overall with a time of 25:36. Jaime
Julia Perez of Adelphi University finished fifth overall with a time of 25:44.
The top five women’s teams of the day were Mansfield
University (Pa.) with 26 points, East Stroudsburg University (Pa.) with 47
points, Mount Union College (OH) with 49 points, Salisbury with 121 points, and
Hood College with 164 points.
Mansfield University placed three in the top five in the
women’s race. Charity Learn (21:23), Rachel Hall (22:05), and Tricia Learn
(22:36) finished first, third, and fifth respectively for the Mountaineers.
Others in the top five included East Stroudsburg’s Vanessa Andes in second with
a time of 21:39 and Mount Union’s Jamie Musick in fourth with a time of 22:06.
The Salisbury University cross country team will return to
action Friday, October 7, as they travel to Cockeysville, MD to take part in the
Maryland State Championships.
Back to Top
Salisbury Cross Country
Finishes Solid at UMass-Dartmouth Invitational
September 17, 2005
MEN'S RESULTS |
WOMEN'S RESULTS
NORTH DARTMASS, Mass. - The Salisbury Cross
Country team continued its hot start to the 2005 campaign with solid results at
the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational in North Dartmouth, MA on Saturday. The Men’s
team finished seventh out of 38 teams, while the women’s team finished fifth out
of 43 teams.
The men’s team was led by sophomore Eric
Graves (Catonsville, Md/Catonsville) posted the top time at 25:59 to finish
25th overall. Senior Scott Koehler (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) also
posted a 25:59 time and finished 26th overall. Sophomore Buck Stokes
(Lothian, MD/Southern) finished 29th with a time of 26:00.
The women’s team was paced by sophomore
Casey McInerny (Elmira, NY/Elmira Free Academy) finished 18th overall with a
time of 19:27. Freshman Amanda Hill (Ellicott City, MD/Centennial)
finished 25th overall with a time of 19:38.
The men’s overall team scores were led by
Keene State (NH) with 73 points, followed by Tufts University (Mass.) with 75
points, UMass-Lowell with 115, Trinity College (Conn.) with 142 points, Amherst
College (Mass.) with 163 points, Boston University with 177 points and Salisbury
with 186 points.
Colby College (Maine) led the overall team
scores for the women with 43 points. Amherst College (Mass.) finished second
with 88 points, followed by Tufts University (Mass.) with 122, Connecticut
College with 153 points and Salisbury with 203 points.
The cross country team will return to action
Saturday, October 1 for the Tidewater Fall Classic at Winter Place Park in
Salisbury. The event is set to begin at 10:00 a.m.
Back to Top
Salisbury Cross Country
Dominates the Towson Invitational
September 10, 2005
TOWSON, Md. - The Salisbury Cross Country
teams continued their strong starts to the 2005 season at the Towson University
Invitational at Oregon Ridge Park in Baltimore on Saturday. The men’s team
finished first overall out of nine teams and the women’s team finished second
out of 14 teams.
Senior Scott Koehler
(Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) again topped the men’s team on time, entering a
time of 27:13, finishing fourth overall. He crossed the finish line 38 seconds
behind leader Tom Rhodes (Dickinson).
Freshman Amanda Hill
(Ellicott City, MD/Centennial) finished atop the Sea Gull women for the
second week in a row, finishing with a time of 19:18, finishing seventh overall
and 56 seconds behind leader Brittany Nelson (Towson).
In addition to Koehler,
the Sea Gulls had two other runners in the top 10: Sophomore Eric Graves
(Catonsville, MD/Catonsville), finishing sixth overall with a time of 27:24;
and sophomore Buck Stokes (Lothian, MD/Southern), finishing eighth
overall with a time of 27:34.
Sophomore Casey
McInery (Elmira, NY/Elmira Free Academy) finished eighth overall, with a
time of 19:21, three seconds more than Hill.
The Sea Gulls hope to
continue their momentum next weekend, when they travel to North Dartmouth,
Massachusetts to take part in the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday,
September 17 at 10:00 a.m.Back to Top
Cross Country Opens Strong at
Sea Gull Opener
September 3, 2005
MEN'S RESULTS
|
WOMEN'S RESULTS
SALISBURY, Md. – The Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams had a strong
performance Saturday at the Sea Gull Opener at Winter Place Park in Salisbury.
The Men’s team finished 3rd with a score of 72 while the Women’s team
finished 2nd with a score of 59. Senior Scott
Koehler (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) had the top Salisbury men’s time at 26:18
and finished seventh overall. Freshman Amanda Hill (Ellicott City,
MD/Centennial) topped the Sea Gull women with a time of 22:47, finishing
fourth overall. Sophmore Casey McInerny (Elmira, NY/Elmira Free Academy)
also cracked the women’s top 10 at fifth place with a time of 23:00.
The U.S. Naval Academy topped the Men’s results with a
final score of 21. Messiah College topped the Women’s results with a score of
55. The top Men’s time was by Jonathan Grant of the Naval Academy at 25:44.
The top Women’s time was by Amy Agnolutto of Messiah at 22:27.
The cross country team travels to Cockeysville, MD next
weekend to take part in the Towson University Invitational. The meet is slated
to begin at 10:00 a.m.
Back to Top
| Press
Releases Home Page| Athletics Home Page |
|
|
|
|
2005
SEA GULL CROSS COUNTRY PRESS RELEASES