North Eastern Athletic Conference Women’s Cross Country Championships and All-Conference Selections
GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – The North Eastern
Athletic Conference (NEAC) concluded its women’s cross
country season with its conference championship held at SUNY
Cobleskill (Cobleskill, N.Y.) today. Host SUNY Cobleskill
captured its third straight title with a team score of 36.
Cazenovia College finished in second place with a team score of
68, while Wells College came in third with 72 points. The
rest of the team finishes were as follows: Morrisville State
College (4th, 107 points), Keuka College
(5th, 154 points), Penn State Harrisburg
(6th, 165 points), Penn State Abington (7th,
172 points), Gallaudet University (8th, 189 points) and
SUNY Institute of Technology (9th, 223 points).
Individually, Wells College freshman Emily Middlebrook
(Newark, N.Y.) took home first place with a time of 19:28
at the 5K course en route to being named both the NEAC Runner of
the Year and the conference’s inaugural Rookie of the
Year. Middlebrook won two NEAC Student-Athlete of the Week
awards during the year.
Wells College’s Julie Bailey received the
NEAC Coach of the Year honors after one first-place finish and five
top-five finishes on the year.
Below are the NEAC All-Conference First Team, Second Team and
Third Team selections.
All-Conference
Team Selections
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#
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Name
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College
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Year
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Time
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Hometown
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First Team All-Conference
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Emily Middlebrook
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Wells College
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Fr.
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19:28
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Newark, N.Y.
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Samantha Moade
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SUNY Cobleskill
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So.
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19:39
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DeRuyter, N.Y.
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Rebekah Johnson
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SUNY Cobleskill
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Fr.
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19:48
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Amsterdam, N.Y.
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Amanda Hunt
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Morrisville State College
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Fr.
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20:15
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Laceyville, P.A.
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Kristen Nicolais
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Cazenovia College
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So.
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20:35
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Mahopac, N.Y.
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Kathryn Colley
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Penn State Abington
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So.
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20:36
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Montoursville, Pa.
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|
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Victoria Kodak
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SUNY Cobleskill
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Jr.
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20:37
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Wappingers Falls, N.Y.
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Second Team All-Conference
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Lindsey Guzewicz
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Wells College
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Fr.
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20:48
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Auburn, N.Y.
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|
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Kelly Kitzmiller
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Penn State Berks
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So.
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21:09
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Chesapeake Beach, Md.
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Nicollette Biscanti
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Penn State Berks
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So.
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21:13
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Singing Spring, Pa.
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Kristin King
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College of Saint Elizabeth
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Jr.
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21:18
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Denville, N.J.
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Beth Watson
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SUNY Cobleskill
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So.
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21:20
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Dansville, N.Y.
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Brienne Goodson
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Wells College
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Jr.
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21:21
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Deansboro, N.Y.
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Katie Murray
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Cazenovia College
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Fr.
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21:22
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Scituate, Ma.
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Third Team All-Conference
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Nasrene Shehadeh
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Cazenovia College
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So.
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21:25
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Syracuse, N.Y.
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Bridget McMahon
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SUNY Institute of Technology
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Sr.
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21:29
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Avoca, N.Y.
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Amy Evans
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Cazenovia College
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Jr.
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21:46
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LaFayette, N.Y.
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Ashley Houck
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SUNY Cobleskill
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Fr.
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21:57
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Sidney, N.Y.
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Victoria Lanquah
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Morrisville State College
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So.
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22:04
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Bronx, N.Y.
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Kelsey Pangman
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SUNY Cobleskill
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So.
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22:05
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Cobleskill, N.Y.
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Mariah Bryan
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Penn State Berks
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Fr.
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22:07
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Ventura, Calif.
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The North Eastern Athletic Conference has twelve NCAA
Division III member institutions which include: Cazenovia College,
College of St. Elizabeth, Gallaudet University, Keuka College,
Pennsylvania State University – Abington, Pennsylvania State
University – Berks, Pennsylvania State University –
Harrisburg, SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY Institute of Technology, SUNY -
Morrisville State College, Wells College, and Wilson College.
Associate members include: Medaille College and Rutgers University
– Camden. The NEAC has partnered with the North
Atlantic Conference in the sports of baseball, women’s
lacrosse, men’s and women’s tennis. For more
information, visit us at: www.neacsports.com or call the
NEAC Commissioner’s Office at (518) 320-7354.