Posted: Oct 25, 2015

SJC Women’s XC Claims First, Men Second at Skyline Championships

Written by Andrew Capitelli (SJC-LI Sports Information)

Milton, NJ| Behind first-place finishes by individual champions Samantha Mauric and Ryan Haune, the St. Joseph's College (L.I.) women's and men's cross country teams finished first and second, respectively, in the Skyline Conference Championships on Saturday afternoon at Hudson Valley Sports Dome in Milton, NY.

For the women, it was their sixth-straight conference title and their ninth in the past 10 years under the direction of head coach Jim Crowley.

Following Maurice in first place (20:36.3) in the 5k event was Brittany Guttieri (2nd, 21:02.6), Erin MacDonell (3rd, 21:05.7), Katie Scharrenbroich (4th, 21:07.1) and Megan Lavery (5th, 21:27.0) to clinch the impressive 1-5 finish for the Golden Eagles.

Along with Kelly Roberts (7th, 21:45.8) St. Joseph's top-five finishers all earned All-Skyline Conference First-Team honors. For Guttieri it was her fourth First-Team selection in four years at St. Joseph's.

The women's shutout score of 15 points beat out Sarah Lawrence (78) and Sage (104), who rounded out the top-three.

Haun, a five-time Skyline Conference Rookie of the Week, posted a 5k time of 28:45.5 was 14 seconds better than any other runner in the men's event. Nick Morfesi (6th, 29:10.8) joined Haun on the All-Skyline First-Team, while Michael LoSchiavo (10th, 29:56.4) and Nick Diaz (13th, 30:32.6) appeared on the Second-Team.

SUNY Maritime's score of 42 beat out the Golden Eagles, who racked up 64 points on the afternoon. Yeshiva University claimed third.

For finishing first their respective races, Maurice and Haun earned Most Outstanding Runner honors, while MacDonell was named Rookie of the Year and Crowley was named women's Coach of the Year.

2015 Skyline Conference Men's Cross Country Award Winners

Most Outstanding Runner: Ryan Haun, St. Joseph's (L.I.)
Rookie of the Year: Joseph Pellegrino, Maritime
Coach of the Year: Colin Culhane, Maritime

First-Team All-Conference

Ryan Haun, St. Joseph's (L.I.)
Joseph Pellegrino, Maritime
Patrick Goldberg, Mount Saint Vincent
Nicholas Sherman, Maritime
Juan Reyles-Alvarez, Sage
Nick Morfesi, St. Joseph's (L.I.)
Clive Griffiths, Purchase

Second-Team All-Conference

Cameron Coneys, Maritime
Christopher DelVecchio, Mount Saint Mary
Michael LoSchiavo, St. Joseph's (L.I.)
Tom Mongeau, Maritime
Belony Borange, Farmingdale State
Nick Diaz, St. Joseph's (L.I.)
Zack Funk, Sage

2015 Skyline Conference Women's Cross Country Award Winners

Most Outstanding Runner: Samantha Maurice, St. Joseph's (L.I.)
Rookie of the Year: Erin MacDonell, St. Joseph's (L.I.)
Coach of the Year: Jim Crowley, St. Joseph's (L.I.)

First-Team All-Conference

Samantha Maurice, St. Joseph's (L.I.)
Brittany Guttieri, St. Joseph's (L.I.)
Erin MacDonell, St. Joseph's (L.I.)
Katie Scharrenbroich, St. Joseph's (L.I.)
Megan Lavery, St. Joseph's (L.I.)
Mary Kauffman, Sarah Lawrence
Kelly Roberts, St. Joseph's (L.I.)

Second-Team All-Conference

Lauramae Cocchi, Mount Saint Vincent
Daisy Pogyo, Mount Saint Vincent
Natalie Grieco, Sarah Lawrence
Charlotte Emms, Purchase
Christine Brown, Mount Saint Mary
Angela Barton, Mount Saint Mary
Laurel Aaronson, Yeshiva

Both the men and the women return to action on Saturday, November 7 when they participate in the ECAC Championships, which take place at Mt. Greylock High School in Williamstown, MA. Full recap will be available at sjcgoldeneagles.com following the event.