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NXN 2008 Northeast Regional
November 29, 2008 at Wappingers Falls, NY
Connecticut - Maine - Massachusetts - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - Vermont

Girls Championship
Results

Lincoln Sudbury MA 53 beats Newton South MA 66
in fifth meeting of these two rivals

Ellie Hylton's return to form keys L-S; Kelsey Karys wins individual title to lead Newton South

by Jim Lambert

WAPPINGERS FALLS NY 11/29/08 -- Ellie Hylton had been struggling the last few weeks. And so was the back of the Mercury Track Club (Lincoln-Sudbury MA) pack.  As a result, Mercury dropped three straight showdowns with league rival and US #7 Newton Centre MA (Newton South) and were the underdogs heading into the latest clash at the second Nike Northeast Regional at Bowdoin Park. 

But Hylton said her US #15 Mercury team has been down this trail before.  ``No one thought we could do better than third last year and we won,’’ said Hylton. ``So being the underdogs is fine with us. We run our best races when no one thinks we are going to win.’’

It happened again.

The Mercury Track Club received a big bounce back race from Hylton, who overcame recent issues with a low iron count, a career best performance from No. 4 runner Claire Arthur,  and a 41 second compression, ran its best race of the season and knocked of archrival Newton Centre, 53-66, to repeat as team champion. US#19 Glastonbury of Conn was third with 93.

The Mercury Track now trails Newton Centre, 3-2, in the season series between the Massachusetts powers, as both teams qualified for next Saturday's Nike Cross Nationals finals at Portland Meadows in Oregon.   Glastonbury should have a strong case to be chosen as one of the at-large teams invited to Oregon based on its excellent body
of work this season.
 
Hylton said the rugged course had something to do with the outcome.  ``We were still confident even though they have been beating us because we run well here,’’ said Hylton, sixth in 19:16.3. ``We’ve run here four times in the past two years and they haven’t run here until today. So we felt that was going to work to our advantage.’’

Newton Centre took control of the race right away, putting four runners ahead of  Mercury’s No. runner 1,200 meters into the race, and it held a 54-65 lead at the halfway point (2.5K).  Hylton said, ``They went out very aggressive, but this is a tough course and we were hoping they’d pay for that and we could come on strong in the second half of the race.’’

Despite Mercury’s big charge over the second half, it still looked like Newton Centre, led by individual winner Kelsey Karys (18:45.7) was headed for victory when it jammed four
runners in the top 14. But that’s when Arthur, 18th in 19:55.08, and Gossels, 19th in 19:57.0, came to the rescue, storming across the line well ahead of Newton Centre’s No. 5 runner, Olga Golovkina, 47th in 20:45.0 to retain the title.

``They have been beating us all season al the back, but today Claire had her best race of the season and Jen also ran very strong for us,’’ said first-year Mercury TC coach Henry Phelan, who coached at Bromfield, Mass. last year.  ``When we lost to them at the state meet, Claire was our No. 5 runner and a minute behind our fourth. So for Claire to run the way she did today was a big reason why we had such a great race.’’

Hylton’s return to form was also a big reason for the victory. Hylton was the No. 4  for her team when Newton Centre defeated the Mercury TC, 35-51, at the Massachusetts All-State meet two weeks ago.

 ``My times were getting slower and slower and I didn’t know why,’’ said Hylton, a senior. ``So finally got it checked out and the test showed that I was iron deficient. After a couple weeks or supplements I finally felt like I was back during a workout last Tuesday and I’m glad at could run well and help us get this victory.’’

Hylton said the objective in Oregon is simple.  ``We were eighth last year, so we want to go back there and finish better than that this time and see just how how high we
can go.’’
 
Karys said her individual victory was bittersweet.  ``It was great to win the race, but it would have better if we won as a team.’’

Karys was with a pack of six through the first mile in 6:01. But she made a big move on the downhills and grabbed the lead for good just past the two-mile mark.  She had a unique reason of explaining why she started to pull away when she did.  ``Usually I go out to fast, so I tried to hold back, but then someone spit on me, I think by accident, and I told myself it was time to get going and get away from them,’’ said Karys. ``I  don’t normally finish real strong, so I kept looking back, which is going to cost me a pizza with my coach. But I felt real strong at the end for a change. It was a big race for me to win.’’

Karys said she’s happy that Mercury and her team are moving on.  ``We are rivals, but we are friends with them too,’’ said Karys. ``I know we make each other better because we have to train so hard to race each other. All the great competition between the two teams paid off today.’’



Results
     THE 2008 NIKE CROSS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - NEW YORK & NORTHEAST
November 29 Held at Bowdoin Park, Wappingers Falls

NORTHEAST GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP RACE - 5000 METERS

Results by Leone Timing & Results Services
www.leonetiming.com
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1st 2nd
PLACE PTS NAME TEAM TIME 2.5K 2.5K
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1 1 Kelsey Karys Newton Centre Athletics 18:45.7 9:28 9:18
2 2 Kristen Malloy Tomahawk XC Club 18:50.4 9:27 9:24
3 Heidi Caldwell UNA-NH-Lyme 18:50.9 9:27 9:24
4 3 Abby Levene Phillips Andover RC 19:00.8 9:28 9:33
5 Sarah Pagano Blue Eagle XC Club 19:03.4 9:28 9:36
6 4 Ellie Hylton Mercury TC 19:16.3 9:44 9:33
7 5 Madeleine Reed Newton Centre Athletics 19:20.6 9:45 9:36
8 6 Lindsey Graybill Suamme XC Club 19:20.9 9:35 9:46
9 7 Corey Stock Mercury TC 19:22.8 9:46 9:37
10 8 Michelle Capozzi Runner's High RC 19:25.8 9:48 9:38
11 9 Andrea Keklak Mercury TC 19:32.5 9:57 9:36
12 10 Kristen Veit Holyoke Catholic XC Club 19:33.1 9:45 9:49
13 11 Bridget Dahlberg Newton Centre Athletics 19:34.4 9:50 9:45
14 12 Kathy O'Keefe Newton Centre Athletics 19:34.7 9:51 9:44
15 13 Reid Watson Tomahawk XC Club 19:44.0 9:53 9:51
16 14 Brianna Faust Suamme XC Club 19:47.0 9:53 9:54
17 15 Lindsay Crevoiserat Tomahawk XC Club 19:47.6 9:56 9:52
18 16 Claire Arthur Mercury TC 19:55.8 9:54 10:02
19 17 Jennifer Gossels Mercury TC 19:57.0 9:58 9:59
20 Sarah Eagan Norwich Free Academy 19:58.3 10:02 9:57
21 18 Sophia Ginez S. B. Nordic Travelers 19:58.6 10:01 9:58
22 19 Amanda Faust Suamme XC Club 19:58.8 9:53 10:06
23 20 Angela Rugino Toms River North XC Club 20:02.4 10:04 9:59
24 21 Stephanie Moroney Phillips Andover RC 20:02.9 10:02 10:01
25 Tuxbury Annmarie UNA-CT-New Hartford 20:09.8 10:07 10:03
26 22 Berol Dewdney Phillips Andover RC 20:12.8 10:03 10:10
27 Jacy Christiansen UNA-NH-New Ipswich 20:15.9 10:12 10:04
28 23 Sarah Cariati Andover Road Runners 20:16.0 9:56 10:20
29 Megan Kinsella Lehigh Valley 20:17.3 10:09 10:09
30 24 Emily Papazian La Salle Academy 20:18.2 10:13 10:06
31 Allison Thoms Fairfield County Track Club 20:18.8 10:07 10:12
32 Leah Gellineau UNA-MA-Brookline 20:18.9 9:56 10:23
33 25 Cayla Del Piano S. B. Nordic Travelers 20:18.9 10:19 10:00
34 26 Christina Faust Suamme XC Club 20:23.7 10:11 10:13
35 Maddie Elkins UNA-CT-Stamford 20:27.1 10:00 10:28
36 27 Allison Payenski Hunterdon Ravens 20:29.0 10:18 10:11
37 28 Lyndsey Sample S. B. Nordic Travelers 20:31.2 10:19 10:13
38 29 Cara Dorris Tomahawk XC Club 20:32.2 10:14 10:19
39 30 Emily Rooney Runner's High RC 20:32.5 10:21 10:12
40 31 Jenny Heigis Andover Road Runners 20:34.8 10:20 10:15
41 32 Jean Christensen La Salle Academy 20:35.6 10:18 10:18
42 Katie Sick UNA-PA-Millville 20:37.2 9:54 10:44
43 33 Aubrey Zimmerling Phillips Andover RC 20:39.0 10:17 10:22
44 34 Emily MacEwen Tomahawk XC Club 20:39.4 10:28 10:12
45 35 Jennifer Smilgis S. B. Nordic Travelers 20:42.9 10:26 10:17
46 36 Molly Malinowski Eagle Speed 20:43.3 10:25 10:19
47 37 Olga Golovkina Newton Centre Athletics 20:45.0 10:13 10:32
48 38 Mollie Anderson Hill n' Harrier TC 20:47.1 10:24 10:24
49 39 Molly Keating La Salle Academy 20:47.2 10:23 10:25
50 40 Georgina Norton Phillips Andover RC 20:47.6 10:15 10:33
51 41 Charlotte Freeland Tomahawk XC Club 20:48.0 10:41 10:07
52 42 Victoria Beardwood La Salle Academy 20:48.7 10:27 10:22
53 43 Therese Kerin Hill n' Harrier TC 20:48.8 10:41 10:08
54 44 Emily Siskind Eagle Speed 20:49.1 10:15 10:35
55 45 Ashley Kotran Toms River North XC Club 20:49.9 10:30 10:20
56 46 Caroline Capuano La Salle Academy 20:50.4 10:22 10:29
57 47 Michelle Savarese Runner's High RC 20:51.7 10:31 10:21
58 48 Mel Fineman Newton Centre Athletics 20:54.2 10:06 10:49
59 49 Marissa Galante Andover Road Runners 20:58.5 10:26 10:33
60 50 Rashmi Singh Hunterdon Ravens 21:00.4 10:43 10:18
61 51 Johanna Petruski Toms River North XC Club 21:02.8 10:37 10:26
62 52 Andrea Mathis Toms River North XC Club 21:04.9 10:37 10:28
63 53 Paige Boehmcke Andover Road Runners 21:05.9 10:35 10:31
64 54 Rachael Potter Mercury TC 21:07.8 10:53 10:15
65 55 Kelsey Coates Suamme XC Club 21:09.1 10:27 10:43
66 56 Cornelia Szymanski Toms River North XC Club 21:11.4 10:39 10:33
67 57 Holly Clarke Mercury TC 21:12.7 10:40 10:33
68 58 Cat Carey Andover Road Runners 21:13.9 10:34 10:40
69 59 Spencer Dean Hill n' Harrier TC 21:24.3 10:29 10:56
70 60 Caitlin Kingston Phillips Andover RC 21:25.3 10:40 10:46
71 61 Ashley Edwards S. B. Nordic Travelers 21:25.5 10:52 10:34
72 62 Tavie Abell Phillips Andover RC 21:29.6 10:38 10:52
73 63 Jessica Krystek Hunterdon Ravens 21:30.8 10:47 10:44
74 64 Laura Duff Hill n' Harrier TC 21:34.5 10:37 10:58
75 65 Danielle Renzi La Salle Academy 21:39.7 10:54 10:46
76 66 Kelsey Stecklow Hunterdon Ravens 21:48.9 10:50 10:59
77 67 Kelly Newcomb Toms River North XC Club 21:49.5 11:04 10:46
78 68 Siobahn Kelly La Salle Academy 21:50.0 10:58 10:52
79 69 Melissa Meade Suamme XC Club 21:51.3 10:39 11:13
80 70 Elizabeth May Newton Centre Athletics 21:53.2 10:57 10:57
81 71 Ashton Weiler Andover Road Runners 21:53.7 10:43 11:11
82 72 Sarah Barry Eagle Speed 21:53.8 10:55 10:59
83 73 Juliana Lindner Hunterdon Ravens 22:02.5 11:00 11:03
84 74 Kim Halpin Tomahawk XC Club 22:05.0 10:58 11:07
85 75 Amanda Smilgis S. B. Nordic Travelers 22:05.9 11:11 10:55
86 76 Alex August Eagle Speed 22:06.7 11:01 11:06
87 77 Lianna Marzano Runner's High RC 22:08.3 11:25 10:44
88 78 Keely Eckberg Runner's High RC 22:14.9 11:06 11:09
89 Rebecca MacRae Phillips Andover RC-B 22:18.3 11:09 11:10
90 79 Brianna Sanzone Toms River North XC Club 22:21.3 10:51 11:31
91 80 Brooke Lapointe Holyoke Catholic XC Club 22:23.8 11:23 11:01
92 81 Meaghan Zang Suamme XC Club 22:24.9 11:05 11:20
93 82 Emily Caesar Eagle Speed 22:26.2 11:04 11:23
94 83 Rachael Wolff Holyoke Catholic XC Club 22:27.7 11:04 11:24
95 84 Erica Fisher Holyoke Catholic XC Club 22:30.5 11:19 11:12
96 85 Kimberley McGrath S. B. Nordic Travelers 22:34.4 11:16 11:19
97 86 Kirstin Kaija Hill n' Harrier TC 22:40.3 11:23 11:18
98 87 Brigitte Mania Hunterdon Ravens 22:47.4 11:38 11:10
99 88 Staci Rezendes Holyoke Catholic XC Club 22:49.1 11:32 11:18
100 89 Mary Sypek Holyoke Catholic XC Club 22:56.4 11:31 11:26
101 90 Christina Powell Holyoke Catholic XC Club 23:05.6 11:30 11:36
102 91 Kaeli O'Connell Hill n' Harrier TC 23:41.0 11:48 11:53
103 92 Amanda Hallworth Hill n' Harrier TC 23:41.7 11:29 12:13
104 93 April Savarese Runner's High RC 23:51.7 11:59 11:53
105 94 Nicole DiGiacinto Andover Road Runners 24:02.7 12:05 11:58
106 Christina Scanlon UNA-MA-Chestnut Hill 24:19.6 12:04 12:16
107 95 Samantha Dejnecka Hunterdon Ravens 26:10.5 13:13 12:58

     THE 2008 NIKE CROSS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - NEW YORK & NORTHEAST
November 29 Held at Bowdoin Park, Wappingers Falls

NORTHEAST GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP RACE - 5000 METERS

Results by Leone Timing & Results Services
www.leonetiming.com
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TEAM SCORES
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1. 53 Mercury TC (19:36.9 98:04.4)
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1 4 Ellie Hylton 19:16.3
2 7 Corey Stock 19:22.8
3 9 Andrea Keklak 19:32.5
4 16 Claire Arthur 19:55.8
5 17 Jennifer Gossels 19:57.0
6 ( 54) Rachael Potter 21:07.8
7 ( 57) Holly Clarke 21:12.7

2. 66 Newton Centre Athletics (19:36.1 98:00.4)
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1 1 Kelsey Karys 18:45.7
2 5 Madeleine Reed 19:20.6
3 11 Bridget Dahlberg 19:34.4
4 12 Kathy O'Keefe 19:34.7
5 37 Olga Golovkina 20:45.0
6 ( 48) Mel Fineman 20:54.2
7 ( 70) Elizabeth May 21:53.2

3. 93 Tomahawk XC Club (19:54.8 99:33.6)
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1 2 Kristen Malloy 18:50.4
2 13 Reid Watson 19:44.0
3 15 Lindsay Crevoiserat 19:47.6
4 29 Cara Dorris 20:32.2
5 34 Emily MacEwen 20:39.4
6 ( 41) Charlotte Freeland 20:48.0
7 ( 74) Kim Halpin 22:05.0

4. 119 Phillips Andover RC (20:08.7 100:43.1)
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1 3 Abby Levene 19:00.8
2 21 Stephanie Moroney 20:02.9
3 22 Berol Dewdney 20:12.8
4 33 Aubrey Zimmerling 20:39.0
5 40 Georgina Norton 20:47.6
6 ( 60) Caitlin Kingston 21:25.3
7 ( 62) Tavie Abell 21:29.6

5. 120 Suamme XC Club (20:07.9 100:39.5)
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1 6 Lindsey Graybill 19:20.9
2 14 Brianna Faust 19:47.0
3 19 Amanda Faust 19:58.8
4 26 Christina Faust 20:23.7
5 55 Kelsey Coates 21:09.1
6 ( 69) Melissa Meade 21:51.3
7 ( 81) Meaghan Zang 22:24.9

6. 167 S. B. Nordic Travelers (20:35.5 102:57.1)
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1 18 Sophia Ginez 19:58.6
2 25 Cayla Del Piano 20:18.9
3 28 Lyndsey Sample 20:31.2
4 35 Jennifer Smilgis 20:42.9
5 61 Ashley Edwards 21:25.5
6 ( 75) Amanda Smilgis 22:05.9
7 ( 85) Kimberley McGrath 22:34.4

7. 183 La Salle Academy (20:40.1 103:20.1)
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1 24 Emily Papazian 20:18.2
2 32 Jean Christensen 20:35.6
3 39 Molly Keating 20:47.2
4 42 Victoria Beardwood 20:48.7
5 46 Caroline Capuano 20:50.4
6 ( 65) Danielle Renzi 21:39.7
7 ( 68) Siobahn Kelly 21:50.0

8. 214 Andover Road Runners (20:49.9 104:09.1)
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1 23 Sarah Cariati 20:16.0
2 31 Jenny Heigis 20:34.8
3 49 Marissa Galante 20:58.5
4 53 Paige Boehmcke 21:05.9
5 58 Cat Carey 21:13.9
6 ( 71) Ashton Weiler 21:53.7
7 ( 94) Nicole DiGiacinto 24:02.7

9. 224 Toms River North XC Club (20:50.3 104:11.4)
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1 20 Angela Rugino 20:02.4
2 45 Ashley Kotran 20:49.9
3 51 Johanna Petruski 21:02.8
4 52 Andrea Mathis 21:04.9
5 56 Cornelia Szymanski 21:11.4
6 ( 67) Kelly Newcomb 21:49.5
7 ( 79) Brianna Sanzone 22:21.3

10. 240 Runner's High RC (21:02.7 105:13.2)
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1 8 Michelle Capozzi 19:25.8
2 30 Emily Rooney 20:32.5
3 47 Michelle Savarese 20:51.7
4 77 Lianna Marzano 22:08.3
5 78 Keely Eckberg 22:14.9
6 ( 93) April Savarese 23:51.7

11. 279 Hunterdon Ravens (21:22.4 106:51.6)
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1 27 Allison Payenski 20:29.0
2 50 Rashmi Singh 21:00.4
3 63 Jessica Krystek 21:30.8
4 66 Kelsey Stecklow 21:48.9
5 73 Juliana Lindner 22:02.5
6 ( 87) Brigitte Mania 22:47.4
7 ( 95) Samantha Dejnecka 26:10.5

12. 290 Hill n' Harrier TC (21:27.0 107:15.0)
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1 38 Mollie Anderson 20:47.1
2 43 Therese Kerin 20:48.8
3 59 Spencer Dean 21:24.3
4 64 Laura Duff 21:34.5
5 86 Kirstin Kaija 22:40.3
6 ( 91) Kaeli O'Connell 23:41.0
7 ( 92) Amanda Hallworth 23:41.7

13. 310 Eagle Speed (21:35.9 107:59.1)
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1 36 Molly Malinowski 20:43.3
2 44 Emily Siskind 20:49.1
3 72 Sarah Barry 21:53.8
4 76 Alex August 22:06.7
5 82 Emily Caesar 22:26.2

14. 345 Holyoke Catholic XC Club (21:56.9 109:44.2)
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1 10 Kristen Veit 19:33.1
2 80 Brooke Lapointe 22:23.8
3 83 Rachael Wolff 22:27.7
4 84 Erica Fisher 22:30.5
5 88 Staci Rezendes 22:49.1
6 ( 89) Mary Sypek 22:56.4
7 ( 90) Christina Powell 23:05.6

THE 2008 NIKE CROSS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - NEW YORK & NORTHEAST
November 29 Held at Bowdoin Park, Wappingers Falls

NORTHEAST GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP RACE - 5000 METERS

Results by Leone Timing & Results Services
www.leonetiming.com
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TEAM SCORES AT 2.5K
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1. Newton Centre Athletics
2 7 10 11 24 (26) (71) = 54
2. Mercury TC
5 8 15 18 19 (58) (68) = 65
3. Suamme XC Club
4 12 13 25 45 (56) (79) = 99
4. Tomahawk XC Club
1 14 16 28 46 (60) (72) = 105
5. Phillips Andover RC
3 21 22 30 31 (55) (59) = 107
6. La Salle Academy
27 32 38 39 44 (69) (73) = 180
7. Andover Road Runners
17 36 43 50 51 (62) (94) = 197
8. S. B. Nordic Travelers
20 34 35 42 67 (81) (82) = 198
9. Toms River North XC Club
23 48 52 54 57 (66) (76) = 234
10. Runner's High RC
9 37 49 80 86 (93) = 261
11. Hill n' Harrier TC
40 47 53 61 85 (87) (92) = 286
12. Eagle Speed
29 41 70 75 78 = 293
13. Hunterdon Ravens
33 63 64 65 74 (91) (95) = 299
14. Holyoke Catholic XC Club
6 77 83 84 88 (89) (90) = 338




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