Bulldogs concluded season at NCAA Regionals
AMHERST, N.Y. – The Bryant University men's and women's cross country team concluded the 2019 season today at the NCAA Division I Northeast Regional in Amherst, N.Y.
The men finished 33rd out of 37 teams with 983 points, while the women finished 37th with 1104 points.
COACH SWITZER COMMENTS
Women | "The women have made great strides this year as a team and continued to improve each and every week," said head coach Mitch Switzer. "They showed no fear towards the longer distance and were rewarded with a drop in team score compared to last year, and some great new PRs! Julia again led the way with a huge improvement finishing 48 places higher than last year. It's been great to see their growth as a young team over the course of the season and I can't wait to see where they'll go with it in the next few years."
Men | "I think the men finally came into their own with this race and it was exciting to watch. Almost all of them came through the 8K mark faster than their 8K PRs and were able to close very strong. Evan had a huge race and made up 14 spots over the final 2000m to lead the team. We had a lower score than last year and were able to capitalize and beat a few more teams than we have in previous years."
General | "I'm really proud of the drive and determination the team showed today. It's been a lot of fun as coaches to watch how they've improved over the course of this past season and I'm glad they were able to end it on such a high note."
TEAM RESULTS (W)
- Harvard – 92
- Cornell – 126
- Boston College – 133
- Columbia – 160
- Syracuse – 203
- Yale – 203
- Iona – 233
- Dartmouth – 263
- Connecticut – 275
- Providence – 276
- New Hampshire – 295
- Marist – 338
- Vermont – 363
- Boston University – 378
- Army West Point – 401
- Brown – 423
- UMass Amherst – 510
- Albany – 516
- Holy Cross – 548
- Stony Brook – 578
- Quinnipiac – 591
- Buffalo – 611
- Binghamton – 621
- Central Connecticut – 624
- Siena – 639
- Northeastern – 668
- Rhode Island – 684
- St. John's – 771
- Sacred Heart – 847
- Colgate – 862
- UMass Lowell – 886
- Fordham – 901
- Fairfield – 935
- Hofstra – 939
- Niagara – 986
- Canisius – 1045
- Bryant – 1104
TEAM RESULTS (M)
- Harvard – 59
- Syracuse – 86
- Iona – 96
- UMass Lowell – 157
- Stony Brook – 176
- Dartmouth – 228
- Army West Point – 258
- Connecticut – 277
- Cornell – 298
- Brown – 320
- Columbia – 379
- Yale – 380
- Providence – 394
- Fordham – 428
- Northeastern – 435
- Buffalo – 439
- Marist – 441
- Boston University – 479
- Wagner – 510
- Vermont – 559
- New Hampshire – 563
- Binghamton – 602
- UMass Amherst – 634
- Central Connecticut – 646
- Siena – 662
- Hofstra – 701
- Canisius – 723
- Albany – 736
- Boston College – 783
- Quinnipiac – 894
- Holy Cross – 918
- Colgate – 961
- Bryant – 983
- Fairfield – 987
- Sacred Heart – 1120
- St. Bonaventure – 1134
- Niagara – 1167
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (W)
169. Julia Ayres – 22:22.9
235. Abby Hamilton – 23:44.6
242. Sarah Freeman – 23:55.8
248. Allison Corcoran – 24:19.6
249. Breann Campise – 24:21.3
258. Caroline Meizen – 24:49.4
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (M)
189. Evan Coyne – 32:19.3
191. Jason Dolan – 32:20.2
192. Jonathan Iamarone – 32:21.3
215. Benjamin Carlson – 32:56.7
228. Bodie Avery – 33:24.7
234. Nicholas Brancato – 33:43.9
237. Jordan Dagrin – 33:48.7
MEET NOTES
- Julia Ayres (Collegeville, Pa.) led the women with a personal-best time of 22:22.9. Ayres demolished her time from a year ago, running over four minutes faster this season. Last year, Ayres crossed the finish line at 26:28.0.
- Senior Breann Campise (Tolland, Conn.) closed out her collegiate cross country career with a time of 24:21.3.
- Sophomore Sarah Freeman (Merrimac, Mass.) also improved her time from last season by a wide margin of about three minutes. Freeman finished the meet today with a time of 23:55.8 compared to her time last season of 26:59.4.
- Freshman Evan Coyne (Hancock, N.H.) led the men for the first time in his career, finishing 189th out of 265 male runners.
- Jason Dolan (Westford, Mass.) showed the greatest improvement from last year's time improving by over five minutes. Last year at the NCAA Regional, Dolan finished with a time of 37:33.5 compared to his time of 32:20.2 this season.