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Stony Brook women’s cross country

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The Stony Brook men’s cross country team returned to competition on Nov. 15, competing at the 2024 NCAA Northeast Regional Championship in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. Four of the seven Seawolf runners placed within the top-100, while Stony Brook placed 13th out of 39 schools as a team, the best finish of all the CAA teams that competed at the regional.

Sophomore Henry Gartner was the Seawolves’ top performer, finishing 47th with a time of 31:05.35 in the 10K race.

Three more Stony Brook runners recorded top-100 placements, with Michael Hawkes (60th, 31:16.62), Steven Struk (93rd, 31:53.68), and Nick Tardugno (98th, 31:57.76) doing so. Thomas Burfeind (137th), Neel Chittur (197th), and John Fontanez (250th) rounded the Seawolves’ field of runners.

“Considering we ran without two of our top five guys from the conference championship team, I was pleased with the overall effort of the men’s team,” head coach Andy Ronan said. “Henry and Michael led the way, with both of them battling hard throughout the 10,000-meter event.

The Stony Brook women’s cross country team placed 15th at the event. Grace Weigele was the team’s top performer, finishing 22nd overall and earning a second consecutive All-Region distinction. Weigele completed the 6K championship course in 20:27.13, the second-best finish for a CAA competitor.

 Next to cross the finish line was Rebecca Clackett (65th, 21:19.47). Right behind Clackett was Amelie Guzman (70th, 21:26.82). Grace Sisson (109th), Danielle Cirrito (129th), Niamh Durcan (135th), and Miranda Gatto (140th) rounded out the Seawolves’ field of runners at the regional championships.

“White it was positive for Grace to make the All-Region team, there was some disappointment attached as she fell short of our goal of a top-10 finish, which may have given her a shot to make Nationals,” head coach Andy Ronan said. “She was a little off her game today, but battled to finish in the top-25. I was pleased with the rest of the girls, they competed for the entire race and produced a nice top-15 finish. We had been ranked outside the top 15 going into the meet.”

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The Stony Brook University women’s cross country team placed second overall at the 2023 CAA Championship at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, VA on Oct. 27. Four Seawolves (Grace Weigele, Fiona McLoughlin, Grace Sisson and Rebecca Clackett) placed inside the top-15, earning All-CAA distinction.
 
Weigele paced the Seawolves individually, finishing second overall, four seconds behind the individual winner. Weigele covered the 6K course in 21:07.50, securing valuable points for Stony Brook. McLoughlin followed closely behind, crossing in fifth, needing 21:17.60 to complete the championship event.

Sisson (21:49.80) and Clackett (21:50.40) finished 14th and 15th respectively, rounding out Stony Brook’s All-CAA performers at the CAA Championship.
 
Nicole Garcia notched a top-20 finish for the Seawolves, completing the course in 21:58.40 to slot in at 19th place. Niamh Durcan (31st), Amelie Guzman (37th) and Julia Samuelson (84th) rounded out the Seawolves’ runners.

FINAL WOMEN’S SCORES

  1. Elon, 36 points
  2. Stony Brook, 55 points
  3. Northeastern, 78 points
  4. William & Mary, 98 points
  5. Monmouth, 112 points
  6. Charleston, 164 points
  7. Delaware, 203 points
  8. Hofstra, 288 points
  9. UNC Wilmington, 296 points
  10. Towson, 310 points
  11. Campbell, 319 points
  12. North Carolina A&T, 328 points
  13. Hampton, 348 points


QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
“This without a doubt was the best women’s team performance in a number of years,” head coach Andy Ronancommented. “The ladies were brilliant in how they went about competing today. We knew they had this type of performance in them, and excited that they pulled it out today.”

“Today was an important race where everyone on the team stepped up and competed for each other,” Weigele noted post meet. “It was a tactical race, so a large part of it was about patience and trusting ourselves. I’m proud of how we were able to compete as a team today and set a great tone for regionals.”

NEXT UP
The team returns to competition on Friday, November 10 for the NCAA Regional Championships at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.

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