The Allegheny College Gator men's cross country team took third at the NCAA Division III National Meet in West Chester, Ohio, the best finish by a cross country team in Allegheny College history. Junior Ryan Place (Meshoppen, Pa./Elk Lake) and senior Marco Dozzi (Pittsburgh, Pa./Chartiers Valley) each earned All-America honors for their finishes, Place sixth overall and Dozzi 23rd. The meet was won by Michigan's Calvin College. Earning all-American status for the champs was Greenville grad Jed Christiansen, 5th in 26:52 for 8K, and Upper Merion grad Jon Gries, 12th in 27:08. And the Dickinson College women finished 6th overall.
Just 27 miles away, Allegheny head coach Bill Ross's son, Zac, was racing in the Mid-East Regional in Kettering. Zac and and his mother missed the Allegheny race, but made it to the meet in time for the Awards. Congrats to the Ross household on a great weekend of XC.
Gators Take Third at Nationals
Dickinson College junior Caitlin Bradley (Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Warde) finished second overall with a time of 22:51 at the 2006 NCAA National Cross Country Championships on Saturday to lead the Red Devil women to a sixth place finish in the team standings.
Devils Take Sixth at Nationals
The Allegheny College Gator men's cross country team took third at the NCAA Division III National Meet in West Chester, Ohio, the best finish by a cross country team in Allegheny College history. Junior Ryan Place (Meshoppen, Pa./Elk Lake) and senior Marco Dozzi (Pittsburgh, Pa./Chartiers Valley) each earned All-America honors for their finishes, Place sixth overall and Dozzi 23rd. The meet was won by Michigan's Calvin College. Earning all-American status for the champs was Greenville grad Jed Christiansen, 5th in 26:52 for 8K, and Upper Merion grad Jon Gries, 12th in 27:08. And the Dickinson College women finished 6th overall.
Just 27 miles away, Allegheny head coach Bill Ross's son, Zac, was racing in the Mid-East Regional in Kettering. Zac and and his mother missed the Allegheny race, but made it to the meet in time for the Awards. Congrats to the Ross household on a great weekend of XC.
Gators Take Third at Nationals