Men's Cross Country Takes 10th Place At NCAA Division II Northeast Regional

11/8/2009 10:45:06 PM

BOSTON, Mass. (Nov. 8, 2009)- The C.W. Post men's and women's cross country teams competed at the NCAA Division II Northeast Regional in Boston, Massachusetts Sunday afternoon. The Pioneer women finished the day with an overall 16^th place finish out of 25 teams, while the men finished 10^th out of 26 competing institutions.

On the men's side, freshman David Johnson (Flushing, N.Y.) led the Pioneer squad, finishing in 43^rd place out of a field of180 runners with a time of 33:54.0. Graduate student Vince Giambanco (Muttontown, N.Y.) followed shortly after Johnson in 52^nd place, completing the course in 34 minutes and 15 seconds. Freshmen Raymond Coyle (Woodhaven, N.Y.) edged out fellow freshman Matthew O'Keefe (East Rockaway, N.Y.), as the pair finished in 71^st and 72^nd place, respectively. Christian Altamura (Seaford, N.Y.) kept on the heels of his teammates, finishing the race in  75^th place at the 35:06.5 mark. Senior Thomas Brouillard (Syosset, N.Y.) was the final Pioneer runner to cross the line, as he took 98^th place with a time of 36:03.4.

Senior Erin Lusenskas (East Atlantic Beach, N.Y.) was the first harrier to cross the line on the women's side for C.W. Post, completing the race in 55^th place with a time of 25:25.7. Fellow senior Kristen Sweeney (Kennebunkport, Maine) and freshman Katherine Wilkens (Woodbury, N.Y.) were the next two Pioneer runners to complete the course, taking 80^th and 83^rd place, respectively. Freshman Caitlin Smith (Levittown, N.Y.) took 95^th place out of 162 competitors with a time of26:48.7. Senior Kristin Coscia (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) finished at the 27:04.5 mark in 100^th place while Irekpitan Ehikoya (West Hempstead, N.Y.) rounded out the pack in 122^nd place.