Milton, N.Y. - Both the Farmingdale State men's and women's cross country teams finished in 6th place at today's Skyline Championship held at the Hudson Valley Sportsdome in Milton, N.Y. The Rams men were led by sophomore Jacob Kashani (Roslyn, N.Y.) in 22nd place, while the women were led by junior Carina Bonilla (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) in 23rd place.
Farmingdale State's Kashani finished in 31:28.72, while freshman Konrad Rogowski (Massapequa, N.Y.) placed 28th, junior Daniel Barrett (Wantagh, N.Y.) finished in 31st. Dio Rodriguez (Elmont, N.Y.) in 39th and sophomore Caleb Fiedtkou (Bethpage, N.Y.) rounded out the Rams' Top-5 in 44th.
For the women, Bonilla paced the Rams at 23:32.93, followed by freshman Nicole Franz (Huntington, N.Y.) close behind in 25th and sophomore Penelope Cruz Perez (Santiago, DR) in 26th place. Freshman Megan Eiseman (Seaford, N.Y.) placed 32nd and freshman Jennifer Bonilla (Amityville, N.Y.) closed out Farmingdale's top five in 40th place.
Sophomore Adam Al-Haraizeh's fourth-place finish lifted Mount
Saint Mary to its first-ever crown, while St. Joseph's-L.I. seized
its fifth consecutive Skyline Women's Cross Country Championship on
Sunday afternoon at the Hudson Valley Sportsdome.
Under chilly conditions in the shadows of the Taconic Mountains,
Al-Haraizeh (29:18.21) led five MSMC runners in the top 17 overall
as the Knights edged four-time defending champion St.
Joseph's-L.I., 57-58. Mount Saint Mary freshman Brian
Robinson (29:56.05) placed ninth overall and garnered Rookie of the
Year honors, while teammate Chris DelVecchio (30:01.67) finished
11th. SJC was led by senior Brian Wersan (28:37.54), the 2013
individual champion who finished runner-up for the second time in
three seasons.
Yeshiva placed third overall with 82 points, followed by Maritime
(90), Purchase (118), Farmingdale State (162), Mount Saint Vincent
(177), Sarah Lawrence (213), Sage (213) and Old Westbury (251).
Maritime freshman Nicholas Sherman captured the individual title
on the men's side in a time of 28:03.61, while Fred Callo of Mount
Saint Mary garnered Coach of the Yeah distinction. CMSV
sophomore Patrick Goldberg (28:56.99) placed third overall, while
junior Juan Reyes-Alvarez (fifth) notched his third consecutive
top-five finish at the conference championship.
Senior AnnMarie Zigrosser cruised to victory in a time of
(20:08.38) and teammate Lauren Waka (20:28.06) finished runner-up
as St. Joseph's-L.I. (20 points) took home the women's title.
A four-time first-team All-Conference selection, Zigrosser was
joined in the top five by Stephanie Greenberg (20:45.57) of Yeshiva
and teammates Samantha Maurice and Katie Scharrenbroich of St.
Joseph's-L.I.
Mount Saint Mary finished second in the women's meet with 79
points, followed by Sage (92), Sarah Lawrence (130), Yeshiva (143),
Farmingdale State (146), Maritime (197), Mount Saint Vincent (202),
Purchase (228) and Old Westbury (259).
Freshman Ilenis Quinones of Sage finished sixth overall (21:05.71)
and was tabbed the Rookie of the Year for her efforts, while Jim
Crowley of St. Joseph's-L.I. earned Coach of the Year honors.
Men's First-Team
All-Conference
Nicholas Sherman, Maritime (Most Outstanding Performer)
Brian Wersan, St. Joseph's-L.I.
Patrick Goldberg, Mount Saint Vincent
Adam Al-Haraizeh, Mount Saint Mary
Juan Reyes-Alvarez, Sage
Nick Diaz, St. Joseph's-L.I.
Cameron Coneys, Maritime
Men's
Second-Team All-Conference
Dov Levine, Yeshiva
Brian Robinson, Mount Saint Mary (Rookie of the Year)
Nick Morfesi, St. Joseph's-L.I.
Chris DelVecchio, Mount Saint Mary
Clive Griffiths, Purchase
Isaac Markel, Yeshiva
Joseph Lipton, Yeshiva
Women's
First-Team All-Conference
AnnMarie Zigrosser, St. Joseph's-L.I. (Most Outstanding
Performer)
Lauren Waka, St. Joseph's-L.I.
Stephanie Greenberg, Yeshiva
Samantha Maurice, St. Joseph's-L.I.
Katie Scharrenbroich, St. Joseph's-L.I.
Ilenis Quinones, Sage (Rookie of the Year)
Brigitte Leyva, Mount Saint Mary
Women's
Second-Team All-Conference
Brittany Guttieri, St. Joseph's-L.I.
Megan Lavery, St. Joseph's-L.I.
Daisy Pogyo, Mount Saint Vincent
Natalie Grieco, Sarah Lawrence
Kelly Roberts, St. Joseph's-L.I.
Amber Stevens, Mount Saint Mary
Aimee Caron, Mount Saint Mary
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