Lose top-3 but add transfer
Miles-Rath (122nd '11 XC NCAA's)
2
Cortland
Return entire Top-7 from 20th
place NCAA team
3
NYU
Return 6 of Top-8 from 19th
place NCAA team, hoping freshman Gerald
Gorman (4:12 1600m) will fill the gap
4
RPI
Return 6 from Top-7
5
Rochester
Return 8 of Top-12, 7 of which
have 5K track p.r. under 15:30
6
St. Lawrence
Return #1 runner from Atlantic
Region but look to new faces to fill out
Top-7
7
TCNJ
Will look to strong incoming
class to fill loss of 5 from Top-7
8
Oneonta
Return 6 from Top-8 and expect
impacts from strong freshmen class
9
Ithaca
Return 5 from Top-7
10
Fredonia
Return entire Top-7 from 10th
place Atlantic Region squad
Women's 2012 Preview
1
Geneseo
The Blue Knights graduated their
top 2 from last years 2nd place regional
squad (12th at NCAA), but look to return the
rest of the team. Liberarti, the 2010
Atlantic Region runner-up who did not run on
the 2011 regional squad, ran 17:14 last
spring. Additional support may be coming
from astrong freshman class including:
Shannon Murphy (19:13/10:46/4:50); Kylie
Ryan (19:33/5:08); Krista Roncone
(19:24/10:34/4:50); and Ashton Hughes
(18:50/10:44/4:49)
2
St. Lawrence
The Saints return 4 of theseven
that won the Atlantic Regional and finished
8th in the nation last fall. Despite the
transfer of Meg Hulton (15th at regionals)
and graduation of their top two, SLU will
return two All-Regional runners and an
additional two runners who ran 18:07 and
18:15 last spring but were not on their
regional squad last fall. Notable freshman
include a 9:50 3K runner and woman who ran
low 18 at HS Nationals. Amanda Moreland
(17th at regionals in 2010, injured last
year) looks to make a comeback this fall as
well.
3
Rowan
Rowan graduates Jena Peacock,
but returns the 2-7 runners from their team
that was 4th at regionals and 26th at
Nationals, including Jen Rawls (16:40/4:30
in 2010). Adamson expects a strong team.
4
TCNJ
TCNJ returns all but their 2nd
runner from last years 6th place regional
team, including Bannon (4:33, 10th at NCAA
in 1500), Goncalves (17:37/4:46/10:16),
Flynn (17:36), Alabanza (4:47/10:33),
Johnson (4:49), Manzo (18:37), and Nealon
(18:50). TCNJ will also have three other
runners with sub-18 minute 5K PRs from track
seasons prior to 2011 on the team this fall,
along with three strong freshman. With
strong improvements over the past year,
Jennings is anticipating a stronger squad
than in 2011.
5
Vassar
Graduated the 2nd and 5th
runners from last years 6th place regional
team, but return the rest of the teamincluding
Holmes (2:10/4:39/17:50), Piepmeier
(4:44/17:10), Ford (4:58/18:47) and
Carpenter and Cleves who sat out last spring
due to winter injury but are returning
healthy. Several seniors will return after
studying abroad last year, and new additions
include several strong freshman (two with 2
mile marks near 11:00).
6
NYU
Lose 3 of last regional's top 5
(Evans, Zelinsky, Santonski), but return
Keller (17:20/36:06, injured at regionals
last year) and the rest of the team that was
5th at regionals and 30th at Nationals in
2011. The Violets are anticipating a big
freshman class with a number of impact
runners, so they are likely to be back in
fine form come November.
7
SUNY Cortland
Cortland returns all but two of
their 2011 team which narrowly slid to an
8th place finish in 2011. Theylose
their 1st and 4th runners to graduation but
should return Tozser (4:46/10:50 SC), Naylon
(4:56/10:24 indoors), Cotey (18:25/38:11),
Fischman (18:48/5:00) and Fairbanks (5:02).
No word on freshman additions.
8
SUNY Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh will miss much
talent with the graduation oftheir
1-3 and 6th runners from the 2011 team that
was 3rd in the region and 7th at Nationals.
Returners include Schermerhorn (4:41 in
2010), Driscoll (17:54/36:47), and Coon
(18:19). Two newcomers are expected to help,
including one sub 11 3k runner. They are
ranked low given the graduation of 4 top
runners, but it is hard to count out
Plattsburgh despite the losses.
9
RPI
Graduated their 1st and 5th
runners from the 2011 team that finished
11th at regionals, but return all others
including Marie Ferro and Gracie Tilton (who
were away last fall, but were 1-2 on the
2009 5th place and NCAA qualifying team).
The Engineers are anticipating additional
impact runners to develop from 5 newcomers
whose high school PR's are have run sub 11
for 3K, plus additional freshman who will
greatly improve the team's depth. Certainly
a team to watch.
10
SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta (9th in 2011) graduated
three of their top 7 from regionals
(including their 1st and 3rd) but return all
others and should be a stronger team than
last year. Look for strong performances from
Kennedy (17:42), a step up from Ryley (2011
8th runner, but 18:57/11:33 last spring),
and fresh faces - Oneonta will be bolstered
by 6 new freshman with 3K PR's from
10:35-11:00.
