Oct. 27, 2007

Results

EASTON, Pa. - The Bucknell men's and women's cross country teams ran at the 2007 Patriot League Championships, hosted by Lafayette, on Saturday, Oct. 27. The Bison women tallied 58 points to defend their Patriot League Championship title and tie Navy for first place. The Bison men finished in fourth place with 95 points, behind first-place American (47), second-place Navy (48) and third-place Army (78).

Concerning the women, head coach Kevin Donner said, "I was very pleased that we were able to defend our championship title; to win three in a row is quite an honor for this program. Navy ran a great race as well."

In the 6K race on the women's side, Stacy Marion of Colgate took first with a time of 20 minutes, 53.70 seconds. Senior Erin Cranmer-Hart (Slippery Rock, Pa./Slippery Rock Area) led the Bison with a sixth-place finish in 21:42.20 to make first team all-league. Senior Christine Totten (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge) and junior Gillian Nordquist (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) made second-team all-league, finishing eighth (21:44.90) and ninth (21:50.00), respectively.

Rounding out the top-five finishers for the Bison women were freshman Sarah Moniz (Topsfield, Mass./Masconomet Regional) in 16th with a time of 22:05.30 and senior Offeibea Hanson-Hall (New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle) in 19th with a time of 22:12.80.

"Some guys really stepped up for us, especially Wallace Campbell, Clinton Orloski and Andrew Huebner," said Donner, concerning the men's race. "We needed a better performance out of our depth runners to beat out Army for third."

On the men's side, Brendan Fennell of American took first place, finishing the 8K race in 25:00.00. Senior Wallace Campbell (Montgomery, Ala./Montgomery Academy) led the Bison men with a sixth-place finish in 25:48.30 to make first-team all-league. Junior Clinton Orloski (Butler, Pa./Slippery Rock) was the next finisher for Bucknell and made second-team all-league with a 13th-place finish in 26:37.90.

Rounding out the top-five finishers for the Bison men were sophomore Andrew Huebner (Hampton Falls, N.H./Governor Dummer Academy) in 22nd (26:53.90), senior Michael Gibney (Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham Wading River) in 26th (27:08.30) and senior Andrew Corral (Bellport, N.Y./Bellport) in 29th (27:13.30).

Looking ahead for the Bison, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships are scheduled for Nov. 10 at Lehigh. IC4As for the men and ECACs for the women are set for Nov. 17 in Bronx, N.Y. The NCAA Championships will take place on Nov. 19 in Terre Haute, Ind.