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August 30, 2008

MCANDREW SECOND, MICARONI FIFTH AT DANIEL WALKER INVITATIONAL


Buffalo, N.Y. – Junior Jake McAndrew (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego) finished in second place to lead the Le Moyne College men’s cross country team to a fifth-place finish at Buffalo State’s Daniel Walker Invitational at Beaver Island State Park on Saturday, Aug. 30. Freshman Gina Micaroni (Blossville, N.Y./Canastota) finished fifth to lead the women’s squad to a fourth-place finish.

McAndrew, an all-conference and all-region selection as a sophomore, completed the course in 26:28 to lead the Dolphins. Senior co-captain Peter Gratien (East Syracuse, N.Y./East Syracuse-Minoa) finished in 40th place in a time of 29:06, while Raph Kopecky (Jamesville, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) was 54th in 29:42. Michael Notar (Schenectady, N.Y./Schalmont) and Charlie Deragon (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee) finished in 30:41 and 32:30, respectively, to round out Le Moyne’s top-5 runners. Geneseo’s Lee Berube won the men’s race in 26:11 to lead the Blue Knights to the team title.

Micaroni raced to a fifth-place finish in 20:23 in her first collegiate meet. Senior co-captains Kelsey Ryan (Warsaw, N.Y./Livonia) and Alycia Hall (Medway, Mass./Medway) garnered top-30 finishes for the Dolphins. Ryan crossed the finish line 11th in 20:44, while Hall was 30th in 21:56. Junior Chelsea Gibson (Weedsport, N.Y./Weedsport) placed 33rd in 22:00 and freshman Kate Brondum (Cazenovia, N.Y./Cazenovia) finished in 23:33 for 61st place. Geneseo’s Alyssa Smith won the women’s race in 19:56 as Geneseo captured the women’s team title.

The Dolphins return to action on Saturday, Sept. 6 in Albany, N.Y. for Saint Rose’s Golden Knights Joust.

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Men’s Team Results
1. Geneseo 31, 2. Mt. Union 51, 3. Fredonia 66, 4. Brockport 103, 5. Le Moyne 131, 6. Nazareth 132, 7. Buffalo State 140, 8. Wells 200, 9. D’Youville 215.

Le Moyne Results
2. Jake McAndrew 26:28, 40. Peter Gratien 29:06, 54. Raph Kopecky 29:42, 67. Michael Notar 30:41, 74. Charlie Deragon 32:20, 87. Josh Graves 36:59, 89. Dylan Carroll 38:06.

Women’s Team Results
1. Geneseo 26, 2. Brockport 59, 3. Fredonia 93, 4. Le Moyne 103, 5. Nazareth 116, 6. Cuyahoga 137, 7. Buffalo State 145, 8. D’Youville 215, 9. Wells 226.

Le Moyne Results
5. Gina Micaroni 20:23, 11. Kelsey Ryan 20:44, 30. Alycia Hall 21:56, 33. Chelsea Gibson 22:00, 61. Kate Brondum 23:33, 71. Anna Rich 24:08, 76. Lauren Walters 24:49, 78. Ashley Messur 25:14, 82. Kalie Logue 25:29.