NCAA Regionals: Men's results

NCAA Northeast Regional
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Audubon Golf Course, Amherst, NY (University at Buffalo host)

Men’s results
Team standings
1-Syracuse 54, 2-Iona 72, 3-Columbia 96, 4-Providence 108, 5-Brown 178, 6-Dartmouth 182, 7-Buffalo 215, 8-Cornell 216, 9-Boston University 292, 10-Connecticut 371, 11-Yale 386, 12-Northeastern 397, 13-Fordham 415, 14-Boston College 418, 15-Harvard 425, 16-Army 436, 17-Central Connecticut 443, 18-Albany 444, 19-UMass 506, 20-Marist 523, 21-New Hampshire 559, 22. Binghamton 561, 23. Vermont 584, 24. Stony Brook 657, 25. Fairfield 710, 26. Colgate and Hofstra 718, 28. Canisius 869, 29. Manhattan 887, 30. Siena 922, 31. Quinnipiac 956, 32. Niagara 971, 33. St. Bonaventure 1052. Sacred Heart, Maine, Wagner, LIU, Holy Cross, Hartford INC

Marist finishers, 10,000-meter course
54. Arquimedes DelaCruz 32:44.8 (5:17 pace)
72. Will Griffin 33:00.6 (5:19 pace)
117. Ken Walshak 33:42.9 (5:26 pace)
130. Matt Flint 33:54.3 (5:28 pace)
170. Tom Lipari 34:45.6 (5:36 pace)
184. Brian Townsend 35:09.9 (5:40 pace)
194. Justin Tampellini 35:29.0 (5:43 pace)

To say this meet was incredibly disappointing would be an understatement. We had such high hopes entering this meet, and this group of four seniors running in this meet have meant so much to this program for so long. To finish as poorly – as individuals and as a team – really stings.

Why? Why did it happen?

WHO KNOWS?

The conditions were very difficult. The wind was strong and extreme. The course was wide open, and the wind was a definite factor. But of course, it was a factor for all 39 teams entered in the race.

We felt our preparation was sound. We have had a solid season, and we were coming off a very solid performance two weeks’ prior at MAACs. So what happened? Again, there are no easy answers; in fact, no answers at all.

Fortunately, in our sport and in life, where there is another starting line there is another opportunity. Where there is another starting line, there is always hope for better days.

And so we look ahead to Saturday at our home away from home, Van Cortlandt Park, for the IC4As. Our whole team will be together again, and we will hope to end XC 2011 in a lot better form than today’s meet went.

Another starting line, more hope for success. In front of family, friends, alums, etc. Today’s meet hurts, that’s for sure. But such is life.