Cross Country Competes at WNEC Invitational

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SPRINGFIELD, MA – Elms College junior runner Alycia Dabrowski (Chicopee, MA) and freshman Brendan Warren (Arlington, MA) were the top individual finishers for the Blazers in Saturday morning’s 2009 Western New England College (WNEC) cross country invitational.

Castleton State College’s Margaret Klein (Castleton, VT) clocked a time of 19:29 in the women’s 5K race to claim the top honors in the women’s race. Salve Regina earned a team score of 41 to claim top team honors, while Bard and Endicott followed with scores of 78 and 83 respectively.

Victor Kemboi (Eldoret, Kenya) of American International College (AIC) was the men’s top individual finisher, running the 8K course in a time of 25:03. WNEC earned top team honors with a score of 74 while AIC, who also scored 74, finished second. Castleton State totaled a team score of 92 to finish in third place.

Dabrowski crossed the finish line 43rd overall to lead the women’s team to a 13th place finish in the 15-team field, while the men’s team did not register a team score. Dabrowksi clocked a time of 22:52 in the 5K race that featured 136 runners. Senior Amanda Koch (Williston, VT) finished 63rd overall with a time of 24:09.

Warren finished the men’s 8K run in a time of 34.36, while Ben Kronlund (Longmeadow, MA) turned in a time of 35:46 as the Blazers’ second best runner.

The Elms College cross country teams return to action on Saturday, Oct. 31 when they host the 2009 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championships. The women’s race will start at 11:00 a.m. with the men’s race to follow at 12:00 p.m. Both races will take place at Chicopee Memorial State Park.