Tiernan Wins Individual Skyline Championship as Rams Take Third
Skyline Cross Country Championship - Van Cortlandt Park - Bronx, N.Y.
Men - 8000m, Women - 5000m
Weather: Partly sunny, Breezy, 55 degrees
Bronx, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's and women's cross country team ran in the Skyline Conference Championship at Van Cortlandt Park on Sunday, October 31st. Junior Sean Tiernan (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville), the Skyline Conference's Runner of the Year, won the individual championship in a time of 27:16.10. Sophomore Luke Milano, of Maritime College, was 47.3 seconds behind Sean with a time of 28:03.40 to place a distant second. Sean took the lead about 600 meters into the race and never looked back, becoming the first-ever Farmingdale runner to win the individual title.
Joining Tiernan with First Team All-Conference honors was junior Sean Daly (Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst) in 4th place with a time of 28:16.40. Senior Tim Flynn (Smithtown, N.Y./St. Anthony's) was Second Team All-Conference with a 9th place finish in 29:01.3. Freshman Edward Glidden (Greenfield, N.H./Contoocook Valley Reg.) placed 15th in 29:53.9 to break into the Top Five. The men's team placed 3rd in the meet.
Senior Mary Orobona (Farmingdale, N.Y./Kellenberg) earned Second Team All-Conference honors for the women, placing 10th in 21:57.7 to lead her team to a 6th place finish.
The Rams will run next in the ECAC Championship on Saturday, November 6th at Colt State Park in Bristol, R.I.
Individual Results
Men
- Sean Tiernan - 1st, 27:16.10
- Sean Daly - 4th, 28:16.4
- Tim Flynn - 9th, 29:01.3
- Ed Glidden - 15th, 29:53.9
- Russell Darress - 22nd, 30:20
- Adam Sadler - 27th, 30:36.9
- Ben Vassallo - 31st, 30:56.7
- John Perry - 53rd, 33:35
Women
- Mary Orobona - 10th, 21:57.7
- Jessica Josema - 22nd, 23:05.6
- Marjorie Diemicke - 36th, 24:11.4
- Katherine Monti - 38th, 24:26.4
- Estella Sanchez - 52nd, 26:12.1
- Angelica Medford - 53rd, 26:23.7
- Lauren Neuwirth - 56th, 27:02.1
- Nicole Zarek - 75th, 29:45.2
Team Results
Men
- St. Joseph's - 37
- Maritime - 47
- Farmingdale - 51
- Yeshiva - 123
- Mount Saint Mary - 141
- Bard - 182
- Purchase - 199
- Sage - 231
- NYU-Poly - 246
- Mount Saint Vincent - 268
- Old Westbury - 318
Women
- St. Joseph's - 43
- Mount Saint Mary - 59
- Bard - 88
- Maritime - 119
- Purchase - 130
- Farmingdale - 137
- Mount Saint Vincent - 183
- NYU-Poly - 217
- Yeshiva - 223
- Old Westbury - 290
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