2009 Cross Country Performers of the Week
| November
16, 2009 | |
| Edgar
Kosgey, Williams (Senior - Eldoret River Valley, Kenya) Kosgey narroly won the NCAA New England Region Championship over Amehrst’s Daniel Murner, as both runners were timed in 25:16. Kosgey helped his squad capture first place at the regional meet and guaranteed the Ephs a spot in this weekend’s NCAA Championship. |
| Ravenna
Neville, Wesleyan (Senior - Westfield, N.J.) Neville was the top NESCAC runner at the NCAA New England Regional Championship this past Saturday at Southern Maine, finishing second overall with a time of 21:39 on the 6-kilometer course. Neville led the Cardinals to a fifth-place finish and an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships. |
| November
9, 2009 | |
| Doug
Brecher, Bates (Senior - Waban, Mass.) Brecher was the top NESCAC runner at the 2009 ECAC Championships hosted by Williams over the weekend, placing third overall out of 296 runners with a time of 26:48.0. The Bobcats finished the meet in third place with 101 points. |
| Sarah
Lange, Middlebury (First Year - Brattleboro, Vt.) Lange was the top NESCAC finisher at the 2009 ECAC Championships hosted by Williams on Saturday. Lange finished the 6-kilometer course in 22:55.7, just four seconds behind the top finisher. Her performance helped the Panthers to a first place showing with 37 points. |
| November
2, 2009 | |
| Peter
Kosgei, Hamilton (Senior - Kapsabet, Kenya) Kosgei won his third consecutive NESCAC cross country championship on Sunday at Wickham Park, completing the course in 25:40. He is the second individual to win three-straight titles and the third person to win three during their career. Hamilton finished the 2009 NESCAC Championship in seventh place (176). |
| Sophia
Galleher, Amherst (Senior - Denver, Colo.) Galleher won the 2009 NESCAC individual title by just one second, finishing the 6-kilometer course in 21:39 on Sunday afternoon at Wickham Park. Galleher and the Jeffs came in third (71) at the 11-team meet. |
| October
26, 2009 | |
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| Edgar
Kosgey, Williams (Senior - Eldoret Rift Valley, Kenya) Kosgey won the 2009 Little Three championships, hosted by Amherst, on Saturday with a time of 25:46 over the wet and muddy course. The Ephs won the Little Three title for the 22nd year in a row with 25 points, edging Amherst by 10 points. |
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| Ravenna
Neville, Wesleyan (Senior - Westfield, N.J.) Neville battled both competitors and course conditions on Saturday at the Little Three championships, taking top honors as she finished first on the wet and muddy Amherst course in a time of 18:51. |
| October
19, 2009 | |
| Doug
Wright, Connecticut College (Sophomore - Darien, Conn.) Wright finished fourth overall at the Plansky Invitational hosted by Williams on Saturday with a time of 26:29. He was the second collegiate runner to complete the race behind Jesse Faller of Tufts. |
| Katrina
Gravel, Colby (Senior - Peabody, Mass.) Gravel set a course record en route to winning the Maine State Cross Country Championship with a time of 18:59.50 over the 5-kilometer course. The performance helped the Mules win their 10th state title and fifth in the last six years. |
| October
12, 2009 | |
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| Edgar
Kosgey, Williams (Senior - Eldoret Rift Valley, Kenya) Kosgey was the top conference runner at the 2009 Open New England race, finishing third overall with a time of 24:41. Williams was eighth overall with 320 points |
| Amy
Wilfert, Tufts (Junior - Westboro, Mass.) Wilfert was the top NESCAC runner at the Open New England race held at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. on Saturday. Wilfert, who placed 11th overall, finished the event in 18:18. |
| October
5, 2009 | |
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| Peter
Kosgei, Hamilton (Senior - Kapsabet, Kenya) Kosgei placed fourth overall in the Gold Race at the Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh on Friday. His time of 23:42, which broke his career mark set at the 2007 NCAA regional by 36 seconds, was two seconds behind the winner. It was also the fifth-fastest time ever run on the course. |
| Ali
Simeone, Amherst (First Year - Stoneham, Mass.) Simeone placed fourth overall and second among her teammates at the Keene St. Invitational with a time of 19:01. The Jeffs placed first at the 12-team meet with 25 points. It was the second meet in a row that Simeone has been Amherst’s number two finisher. |
| September
28, 2009 | |
| Jesse
Faller, Tufts (Senior - Burlington, Mass.) Faller placed first at the Connecticut College Invitational on Saturday with a time of 25:17 over the 8-kilometer course, edging the next-closest finisher by three seconds. The Jumbos took top honors at the 16-team meet with 46 points. |
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| Ravenna
Neville, Wesleyan (Senior - Westfield, N.J.) Raverna, along with rookie teammate Julia Mark, led the Cardinals to a team win at the Wesleyan Invitational over the weekend. Neville finished the 5-kilometer course in 19:08. |
| September
21, 2009 | |
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| Peter
Kosgei, Hamilton (Senior - Kapsabet, Kenya) Kosgei took individual honors at the Oneonta St. Airfield Invitational as he finished the 6-kilometer course in a record time of 18:01. Hamilton finished tied for third with 72 points at the five-team meet. |
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| Sophie
Galleher, Amherst (Senior - Denver, Colo.) Galleher placed ninth overall at the UMass Amherst Invitational on Saturday, finishing the race in a time of 18:03. The Jeffs placed fourth at the five-team meet with 85 points. |
| September
14, 2009 | |
| James
Grebey, Hamilton (Sophomore - Stamford, Conn.) Grebey finished first out of 55 runners to lead the Continentals to a second-place showing at the Hamilton Short Course Meet on Saturday. Grebey finished the 6-kilometer race in a time of 19:38.2. |
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| Amy
Wilfert, Tufts (Junior - Westboro, Mass.) Wilfert took top honors at the Trinity Invitational at Wickham Park - site of the 2009 NESCAC Cross Country Championships. Wilfert finished the 4-kilometer race in 15:56, 16 seconds faster than the second place finisher. |
