Gulls Race in Division III New England Championships

Nov. 10, 2007

WATERFORD, CT - The Endicott College men's cross country team raced against the top competition in New England as the Gulls finished 42nd at the New England Division III Championships at Harkness State Park in Waterford, Connecticut on Saturday

Amherst College and Williams College finished 1-2 in the men's and women's championship, automatically qualifying them for the NCAA Championship that will take place at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota next weekend.

In the men's championship, the Amherst College Lord Jeffs edged their New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) rival Williams by just one point, finishing with 117 points. Tufts University was third with 135 points. Trinity College finished fourth (148) and Bowdoin College was fifth overall with 150 points.

Williams' Edgar Kosgey (Eldoret Rift Valley, Kenya) won the individual championship with a time of 24:55 on the 8k course. Wesleyan University senior Sean Watson (Manhattan Beach, CA) finished second, posting a time of 25 minutes flat. Sophomore Jesse Faller (Burlington, MA) of Tufts University was third with a time of 25:04.

Bowdoin College's Nate Krah (Bradenton, FL) logged a time of 25:07 en route to a fourth place performance. Colby's John Swain (St. Paul, MN) finished fifth overall with a time of 25:07. The top 35 individual finishers were named to the All-New England Team. Connecticut College's Keith Drake (Norwich, VT) finished 26th overall with a time of 25:26, garnering All-New England honors for the hosts.

The top-runner for Endicott College was senior Ryan Darmody (Portsmouth, RI/Portsmouth), who finished in 29:39. The Gulls' Sam Turner (Portland, ME/Deering) was just seconds behind his senior teammate, finishing the course in 29:45.

Men's Top 10
1. Amherst 117
2. Williams 118
3. Tufts 135
4. Trinity 148
5. Bowdoin 150
6. MIT 163
7. Southern Maine 185
8. Keene State 206
9. Brandeis University 260
10. Bates College 262