BOSTON, Mass.—The UMBC men's and women's
cross country teams competed in the 2010 America East Championships
Saturday, with the men's squad finishing fifth with 161 points and
the women's team placing eighth with 231 points.
On the men's side, senior Chris Bowie (Bethesda,
Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase) paced the Retrievers, finishing 26th
overall in a career-best 8K time of 25:25.75, while junior
transfer Sam Boimov (Montgomery Village,
Md./Gaithersburg/Salisbury) finished 29th in 25:30.36.
Rounding out the scoring five were Brandan
McGee (Hiram, Ohio/Crestwood), who finished 31st,
junior Roy Jones (New Market, Md./Linganore), who placed
42nd and freshman Nic Escobar (Derwood, Md./Magruder) who
finished right behind Jones in 43rd.
On the women's side, senior Sara
Parkinson (Lancashire, England/Loughborough University) placed
22nd in a 5K time of 18:27.12, while junior Keri
Wilson (Columbia, Md./Long Reach) crossed the line 44th in a
career-best time of 19:06.47.
Senior Cortney Crouse (Union Bridge, Md./Linganore)
broke the 20-minute mark for the first time in her career, placing
65th in 19:56.86, while sophomore Laura
Blevins (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) finished 74th and
freshman Cody Mezebish (Westminster, Md./South Carroll)
rounded out the scoring five in 75th in a season-best time of
20:29.76.
Stony Brook's Lucy Van Dalen won the women's individual race in
16:48.22, while the Seawolves won the team crown with 24 points.
New Hampshire was second with 63 points and was followed by Maine
(97), Boston U. (104), Albany (109), Vermont (121), Binghamton
(183), UMBC (231) and Hartford (277.)
On the men's side, Riley Masters of Maine won the individual
championship in 24:04.47, while Boston University took the
conference crown with 45 points. Binghamton was second with 54
points and were followed by Albany (60), Maine (118), UMBC (161),
Stony Brook (170), Vermont (186), Hartford (192) and New Hampshire
(229).
