ESU Cross Country-NCAA Division II Regionals

SLIPPERY ROCK – East Stroudsburg University placed ninth in the women’s competition, one place higher than last year, and 11th in the men’s, the same as in 2000, in the NCAA Division II Cross Country Regional Championships Saturday at Slippery Rock University.

Rob Lado led the ESU men’s team, placing 38th of 137 runners in a 10,000-meter time of 36:00. Christel Hibbard was the Warriors’ top women’s finisher, placing 46th of 138 runners in a 6,000-meter clocking of 25:45.

Men’s Team Scoring (top 15 of 20): #Edinboro 37, #Millersville 90, #Shippensburg 132, Lock Haven 143, Alderson-Broaddus 166, Kutztown 173, Wheeling Jesuit 203, Slippery Rock 230, IUP 245, West Virginia Wesleyan 260, ESU 285, Clarion 286, Bloomsburg 301, Westminster 359, California 413

Top 10 Individuals: 1. Mark Stallings (Mill) 33:10, 2. Yi Min Wu (Edin) 33:33, 3. #Chris Cowan (LH) 33:57, 4. #Michael Guinn (A-B) 34:02, 6. Nat Wibberly (Edin) 34:13, 6. Will Sheets (WJ) 34:15, 7. Tim Cron (Edin) 34:22, 8. Matt Abel (W-J) 34:24, 9. Justin Sherman (SR) 34:28, 10. Jacob Gleason (West.) 34:34.

ESU Runners: 38. Rob Lado 36:00, 49. Mark Donio 36:36, 54. Mike Loenser 36:51, 67. Mike Browne 37:14, 81. Mike Patrizi 37:44, 85. Mike Badway 37:47, 115. Matt Bowman 39:49.

(run on Slippery Rock’s 10,000-meter course, 137 finishers)

Women’s Team Scoring (top 15 of 18): #Edinboro 50, #IUP 76, #Kutztown 88, Lock Haven 119, Millersville 135, Shippensburg 157, Wheeling Jesuit 220, Clarion 225, ESU 273, West Chester 288, Slippery Rock 294, Bloomsburg 308, West Virginia Wesleyan 333, Shepherd 343, Westminster 372.

Top 10 Individuals: 1. Sara Raschiatore (IUP) 22:30, 2. #Kelly Stewart (Shipp) 22:50, 3. Megan Seefeldt (Kutz) 23:09, 4. Lisa Petsche (Edin) 23:12, 5. Kathy Breisch (Edin) 23:22, 6. Jessica Pentz (IUP) 23:45, 7. #Sarah Baer (Shipp) 23:52, 8. Desiree Henry (West.) 23:54, 9. Maria Schoellkopf (Kutz) 23:59, 10. Jana Kauffman (LH) 24:01.

ESU Runners: 46. Christel Hibbard 25:45, 48..Erin Coyne 25:51, 58. Heather Bjorndahl 26:09, 60. Nova Tindall 26:13, 61. Kelly Curry 26:14, 79. Hollie Smith 26:47, 80,. Jane Grendel 26:48

(run on Slippery Rock’s 6,000-meter course, 138 finishers)

#qualified for NCAA Division II championships Nov. 17 at Slippery Rock