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Bryant's top finisher was senior Jason Eddy (Rochester, Mass.), who was 33rd in the field of 88 with a time of 33:42.
Sophomore Andrew Melfi (Bohemia, N.Y.) was Bryant's only other runner in the top 50, as he placed 48th in 35:12.
UMass Lowell, which had been upset in the Northeast-10 Conference championships at Bryant just two weeks earlier, cruised to the regional championship with four of the top six finishers and a total of 27 points. Bentley was second with 76 points, followed by Southern Connecticut (86), Merrimack (97), New Haven (108), Stonehill (118), Saint Michael's (225), Bryant (257), Adelphi (261), Le Moyne (274), Assumption (323), and Saint Rose (368).
SMITHFIELD,
R.I. — Stonehill
College freshman Meghann Shanahan cruised to a 39-second win in the
individual standings, leading Stonehill to the team title at the 20th annual
Bryant Cross Country Invitational Saturday morning on the Bryant College campus.
Stonehill, ranked No. 16 in Division II, placed all five of its scorers in the
top 10 to win the women’s meet with 27 points. Wheaton was second with 68,
followed by Assumption (74), Saint Anselm (82) and Merrimack (156) to round out
the top five. Shanahan crossed the line in 19:47, turning in the only sub-20:00
race on the day.
The men’s race saw Merrimack place all five of its scorers in the top 15 to
come away with the team title with 46 points. Stonehill and Bentley tied for
second with 72, while Wheaton (91) and Bryant (119) completed the top five.
Wheaton sophomore Stan Pyle finished first in the individual standings in
28:02, eight seconds ahead of Bentley’s Andy Ellis.
Bryant Cross Country Invitational € at Smithfield, R.I.
Women’s Results
Team Scores: 1. Stonehill 27, 2. Wheaton 68, 3. Assumption 74, 4. Saint
Anselm 82, 5. Merrimack 156, 6. Bentley 170, 7. Bryant 178, 8. Southern New
Hampshire 233, 9. Mercy 240.
Top 10 Individuals: 1. Meghann Shanahan (Stonehill) 19:47, 2. Erin O’Brien
(Wheaton) 20:26; 3. Erin Thorpe (Saint Anselm) 20:39; 4. Laura Trull (Stonehill)
20:55; 5. Courtney O’Keefe (Stonehill) 20:56; 6. Jessica Perrone (Merrimack)
21:05; 7. Jen Walter (Wheaton) 21:09; 8. Erin Conley (Stonehill) 21:11; 9.
Melissa Brown (Stonehill) 21:18; 10. Courtney Carney (Assumption) 21:19.
Men’s Results
Team Scores:1. Merrimack 46, 2 (tie). Stonehill and Bentley 72, 4. Wheaton
91, 5. Bryant 119, 6. Assumption 155, 7. Rhode Island College 176, 8. Saint
Anselm 188, 9. Mercy 199.
Top 10 Individuals: 1. Stan Pyle (Wheaton) 28:02; 2. Andy Ellis (Bentley) 28:10;
3. Angelo Santitto (Merrimack) 28:22; 4. Rory Igo (Bentley) 28:32; 5. Justin
Williams (Merrimack) 28:56; 6. Louis Cote (Worcester State) 29:00; 7. Jonathan
Kotulak (Stonehill) 29:03; 8. Mario Fraioli (Stonehill) 29:10; 9. Sean McKeon (Stonehill)
29:10; 10. Jason Eddy (Bryant) 29:14.
SMITHFIELD, R.I. —
The Northeast-10 Conference has announced that Bryant College senior Jason
Eddy (Rochester, Mass.), a captain of the Bulldog cross country and track
and field teams, has been named the 2000-01 Northeast-10 Conference male
scholar-athlete of the year.
The scholar-athlete award is presented to one male and one female
student-athlete among the 20 conference sports and 15 member institutions. Stacy
Mattioli, a basketball standout and 2001 graduate of Assumption College was the
female winner of the award.
“I congratulate Jason Eddy and Stacy Mattioli on their achievements,” said
Northeast-10 commissioner David R. Brunk. “The Northeast-10 Conference takes
pride in its strength academically, and our winners epitomize the well-rounded
student-athletes on our campuses who successfully integrate athletics and
academics.”
The award is presented for academic and athletic achievement in the 2000-01
season. As a junior, Eddy registered three top-five and four top-10 finishes in
seven cross country races. He was a third-team All-Northeast-10 selection and
finished in the top 20 at the NCAA New England regional race.
A two-time Northeast-10 Conference academic honor roll selection, Eddy has made
the Dean’s List six times at Bryant and has achieved a 4.00 grade-point
average in each of his last three semesters. He has a cumulative GPA of 3.90
with a major in accounting.
Eddy has been nothing short of spectacular as a senior. In four races this
season, Eddy has placed first twice and finished second in the other two. He has
been named the Northeast-10 runner of the week in three of the four weeks of the
2001 fall season.
Eddy will be honored by Bryant College at a special presentation prior to the
Bulldogs’ football game against Bentley Saturday and as part of the
college’s Homecoming Reunion festivities, in which Bryant will host the
Northeast-10 Conference men’s and women’s cross country championships.
Eddy earned the award for the second straight week after he placed first in a field of 76 at the Shacklette Invitational. Eddy won the race in 27:23 - the exact time he ran at that meet last year, in which he placed second.
In two races this season, Eddy has a first-place finish and a second-place finish.
Klepadlo earned the award for the second consecutive week in what is proving to be a triumphant return from a stress fracture that caused her to miss all of last season.
Klepadlo won her second straight race by taking first in a field on 88 at the Shacklette Invitational. She cruised to an eight-second win against the field, which included last year's Northeast-10 Conference champion, crossing the line in 19:30.
Eddy's win helped Bryant take third place of seven scoring teams. Merrimack won the meet with 35 points, followed by Stonehill (56), Bryant (89), Saint Michael's (90), Assumption (101), Saint Anselm (168) and Clark (181).
Bryant sophomore Andrew Melfi (Bohemia, N.Y.) was Bryant's second finisher, 15th overall, in 28:48. Sophomore Adam Greenspan (Sharon, Mass.) also registered a top-20 finish, taking 20th place in 29:15.
Klepadlo crossed the line in 19:30, a full eight seconds ahead of the field, which included the 2000 Northeast-10 Conference champion. Last week, Klepadlo was the individual champion at the Saint Michael's Invitational.
Bryant placed fifth in the team standings, however, as Klepadlo was the only Bulldog runner to place in the top 20. Stonehill won the meet with 23 points, followed by Saint Anselm (73), Assumption (76), Saint Michael's (122), Bryant (127), Merrimack (148), Clark (214), Southern New Hampshire (230), and Franklin Pierce (252).
SMITHFIELD, R.I. — The tragedy that struck New York City and the nation Tuesday has hit close to home on the Bryant College campus as two alums of the college, including a former standout on the college’s cross country and track and field teams, were reported among those killed on United Airlines Fight 175 — the Boston-based flight bound for Los Angeles that crashed into the World Trade Center tower shortly after 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Shawn Nassaney of Pawtucket, R.I., and Lynn Goodchild of Attleboro, Mass., both 1998 graduates of Bryant, were aboard the plane when it crashed, according to the Associated Press.
Nassaney, 25, was a captain of the men’s cross country team at Bryant and twice received the college’s Bulldog Award, given for ability and commitment to the program. He is remembered on-campus as a competitive athlete, a natural leader and a good friend.
“When I first came to Bryant from Ohio, Shawn was the one who took me under his wing and helped me with everything I needed,” said Brendan Shannon, a friend and former teammate of Nassaney’s and now the director of marketing and promotions for Bryant’s department of athletics. “He really personified the true meaning of what a captain should be, on the team, in the athletic department and on the campus.”
Nassaney graduated from Bryant with honors in 1998 and had been employed at American Power Conversion in West Kingston, R.I.
Nassaney and Goodchild will be remembered at a candlelight vigil Thursday at 8 p.m. on the Bryant campus. The vigil will be held at the campus pond between the Unistructure, Bryant Center and Koffler Center.
COLCHESTER, Vt. — Junior Paula Klepadlo (Smithfield, R.I.), who missed all of the 2000 season recovering from an injury, made her return to action a successful one as she finished first in a 102-woman field to lead Bryant to a third place showing at the Saint Michael’s Invitationa Saturday morning at Colchester, Vt.
Klepadlo finished nearly nine seconds ahead of the field and was the only runner to turn in a sub-20-minute time. She broke the tape in 19:55.8, or a pace of slightly better than four minutes per kilometer.
Bryant junior Erika Lemay (Rochester, N.H.) placed 23rd overall in 23:19.9, while junior Kathleen Matta (Holyoke, Mass.) was 27th overall in 23:36.8.
In the men’s race senior Jason Eddy (Rochester, Mass.) finished second in the field of 83, but it wasn’t enough to keep Bryant from a sixth-place finish in the team standings. Eddy turned in a runner-up time of 26:46.2, but Lyndon State’s Randy Feeley was the runaway winner in 26:11.3.
Assumption was the team winner on the women’s side, while Babson claimed the men’s invitational crown.
Saint
Michael’s Cross Country Invitational
at
Colchester, Vt.
Women’s
Results
1. Assumption 45, 2. Plattsburg State 65, 3. Bryant 125, 4. Saint Michael’s
129, 5. Babson 134, 6. Maine-Farmington 136, 7. Nyack 152, 8. Lyndon State 184,
9. Clarkson 189, 10. Castleton State 231.
Bryant Runners: Paula Klepadlo, 1st, 19:55.8; Erika Lemay, 23rd, 23:19.9; Kathleen Matta, 27th, 23:36.8; Kim Ferrara, 30th, 23:51.7; Christina Quirke, 44th, 24:55.1; Kristen Drunsic, 54th, 25:59.5
Men’s
Results
1. Babson 86, 2. Clarkson 99, 3. Lyndon State 100, 4. Southern Maine 109, 5.
Saint Michael’s 114, 6. Bryant 142, 7. Norwich 145, 8. Assumption 164, 9.
Maine-Farmington 182, 10. Southern Vermont 251, 11. Saint Joseph’s (Maine)
291.
Bryant Runners: Jason Eddy, 2nd, 26:46.2; Peter Melillo, 15th, 28:52.9; Adam Greenspan, 21st, 29:11.8; Matthew Van Kleeck, 50th, 32:14.0; Randy Strauch, 54th, 32:51.5.
2000 XC Season
11/18/00 - NARCISI COMPETES AT NATIONALS
POMONA, CA - Senior ERIC NARCISI is the first Bryant Cross Country runner to make it to the Division II National Championships which were held in Pomona, California. Eric conquered the tough 10K Course under very windy conditions to finish with a time of 34:57.
11/5/00 - ERIC NARCISI QUALIFIES FOR NATIONALS
Franklin Park, BOSTON, MA - Senior ERIC NARCISI became the first Bryant XC runner in history to qualify for the NCAA Division II XC Championships when he took fourth place at the New England Regional Meet. NARCISI goes for the national title this Saturday in Ponoma, California.
10/29/00 - Narcisi Named First-Team All-Northeast-10 At Conference Championships
NORTH EASTON, MA - Senior Eric Narcisi (Greenville, R.I.) earned first-team All-Northeast-10 Conference honors for the second consecutive year, placing third in a 118-man field and leading Bryant to a sixth-place finish at the Northeast-10 Conference Men's Cross Country Championships Sunday on the campus of Stonehill College.
Narcisi crossed the line in 26:19, which was 19 seconds off the record-setting pace of Bentley's Gary Mello, who won his third straight individual conference title. Narcisi was the only first-team all-conference selection that didn't come from conference champion UMass Lowell or runner-up Bentley.
UMass Lowell claimed five of the top eight places to finish with 26 points and win its first Northeast-10 title in its first year in the conference. The River Hawks also ended Bentley's three-year hold on the conference crown as the Falcons finished second overall with 39 points. Merrimack was third win 130 points, followed by Southern Connecticut (135), Assumption (153), Bryant (164), Stonehill (168), Saint Michael's (206), Le Moyne (262), Saint Anselm (267), Franklin Pierce (330), and Saint Rose (364).
First-year Bryant head coach Amy Laughlin was pleased with the Bulldogs' finish in the top half of the conference.
"We did what we set out to do," said Laughlin. "Eric ran well and gave us a big lift and the other runners finished strong to move us up in the standings."
Junior Jason Eddy (Rochester, Mass.) finished 21st overall to earn third-team all-conference honors, crossing the line in 27:12. Freshman Andrew Melfi (Bohemia, N.Y.) was 47th in 28:28, freshman Adam Greenspan (Sharon, Mass.) took 55th in 28:46, and freshman Nick Ward (Melrose, Mass.) was 59th in 28:50 to round out the Bryant scorers.
(all articles courtesy of the official Bryant College XC Webpage)