Stags and Athenas Race in National Championships Tomorrow
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CLAREMONT, Calif. - Just outside of St. Louis, in Elsah, Ill. the men's and women's cross country teams will race in the NCAA Championships at the North Farm Facility on Saturday morning. The women's team enters the National Championship as the fifth-ranked team in the country and an automatic qualifier from the West Region after claiming the regional title last weekend by 51 points over the second-place team.
The CMS men enter the final race of the season ranked No. 25 in Division III.
The men's race will get underway first at 11:00 a.m. CT/9:00 a.m. PT before the women's race takes place at 12:15 p.m. CT/10:15 a.m. PT.
Last season's fifth-place finish for the Stags was the highest in program history at the National Meet. On the women's side, the Athenas finished in 15th last season and have now placed in the top-15 for six-straight seasons. Their highest finish came in 2011 when they placed third in the 32-team field.
See below for the CMS line-up as well as the top teams and individuals to keep an eye on in the field:
Men's Race - 11:00 a.m. CT/9:00 a.m. PT
CMS Runners
Thomas D'Anieri (CMC) - So. - 7th at Regionals (25:31.50)
Kevin Huang (HMC) - Sr. - 11th (25:39.88)
Kyle Suver (HMC) - Sr. - 24th (26:19.35)
Stephen Steinberg (HMC) - Fr. - 25th (26:20.57)
Max Denning (HMC) - So. - 36th (26:41.96)
Adam Shultze (HMC) - Jr. - 45th - (26:55.66)
Charlie Harris (CMC) - Jr. - 48th (27:09.42)
Top 10 National Rankings
1 - North Central (ILL) - Midwest Region Champion
2 - Haverford - Mideast Region Champion
3 - Wisconsin-La Crosse - Midwest Region Runner-Up
4 - SUNY Geneseo - Atlantic Region Champion
5 - Pomona-Pitzer - West Region Champion
6 - Loras - Central Region Champion
7 - MIT - New England Region Champion
8 - Amherst - New England Region Runner-Up
9 - RPI - Atlantic Region Runner-Up
10 - Washington-St. Louis - Midwest Region Third-Place
Individuals to Watch
Isaac Garcia-Cassani (SUNY Geneseo) - 4th at 2016 Nationals
Darin Lau (Wis.-Eau Claire) - 6th at 2016 Nationals
Dennis Maloney (MIT) - 12th at 2016 Nationals
Dhruvil Pate (North Central (Ill.)) - 18th at 2016 Nationals
Grant O'Connor (RPI) - 107th at 2016 Nationals
Women's Race - 12:15 p.m. CT/9:00 a.m. PT
CMS Runners
Bryn McKillop (SC) - Sr.
Abigale Johnson (SC) - Fr.
Ellen Berkley (CMC) - Sr.
Roselyn Cantu (CMC) - Sr.
Malea Martin (CMC) - Jr.
Dulcie Jones (SC) - Fr.
Kyleigh Mann (CMC) - Sr.
Top 10 National Rankings
1 - John Hopkins - Mideast Region Champion
2 - MIT - New England Region Champion
3 - SUNY Geneseo - Atlantic Region Champion
4 - Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Midwest Region Champion
5 - Claremont-Mudd-Scripps - West Region Champion
6 - Washington-St. Louis - Midwest Region Runner-Up
T7 - Tufts - New England Region Runner-Up
T7 - Carleton - Central Region Champion
9 - Williams - New England Region Third Place
10 - Wisconsin-La Crosse - Midwest Region Runner-Up
Individuals to Watch
Taryn Cordani (Ithaca) - 11th at 2016 Nationals
Bryn McKillop (CMS) - 9th at 2016 Nationals
Khia Kurtenbach (Chicago) - 10th at 2016 Nationals
Felicia Koerner (Johns Hopkins) - 29th at 2016 Nationals
Ellie Clawson (Johns Hopkins) - 57th at 2016 Nationals
Kaitlyn Mooney (Coast Guard Academy) - Freshman, did not race at 2016 Nationals