2006 Men's Cross Country Pre-Season Coaches Poll
PAC Coaches Select Misericordia as Favorite in Men's Cross Country
Aston, PA - College Misericordia’s men's cross country team has been selected as the pre-season favorite in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) coaches’ poll. Misericordia, the five-time defending Conference Champion, earned seven of the eight first-place votes for a total of 63 points.
"We're honored to be chosen by the coaches as the favorite in the PAC," said Misericordia Head Coach Chris Wadas. "We're extremely proud of the tradition that we've established and we look forward to the challenge of keeping our streak alive."
Gwynedd-Mercy College, which finished second at the PAC Championships a year ago, finished second in the poll with 52 points including one first-place vote. This total was enough to edge out third place finisher, Cabrini College, by five points.
Marywood University (41), Alvernia College (32), Wesley College (26), Eastern University (15), and Immaculata (12) rounded out the voting.
College Misericordia will host the 2006 PAC Championships on Saturday, October 28th.
2006 PAC Men's Cross Country Poll Totals
|
Points |
1st Place Votes |
| Misericordia |
63 |
7 |
| Gwynedd-Mercy |
52 |
1 |
| Cabrini |
47 |
0 |
| Marywood |
41 |
0 |
| Alvernia |
32 |
0 |
| Wesley |
26 |
0 |
| Eastern |
15 |
0 |
| Immaculata |
12 |
0 |
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2006 Men's Cross Country Awards
All-PAC First Team
Jeff Ward, Misericordia
Kevin Bunt, Gwynedd-Mercy
Mike Petrikonis, Misericordia
Steve Beecher, Misericordia
Chris Sweeney, Cabrini
Chase Susko, Misericordia
Ryan Garges, Misericordia
All-PAC Second Team
Dillon Lockwood, Misericordia
Justin Walsh, Cabrini
Dave Barachie, Misericordia
Colin Campo, Wesley
Daniel Geary, Gwynedd-Mercy
Ronald Every, Gwynedd-Mercy
Joe Pritishkutch, Alvernia
Coach of the Year: Michael Werner, Gwynedd-Mercy
Push the Rock Sportsmanship Team
Chris Bachman, Alvernia
Chris Sweeney, Cabrini
Greg Mercier, Eastern
Jason Robustelli, Gwynedd-Mercy
Eric Royar, Immaculata
Jack Trapani, Marywood
Dillon Lockwood, Misericordia
Jason Duncan, Wesley
College Misericordia continued their domination of the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference men's cross country championships.
CM's Jeff Ward (29:14) won the men's race on his home course and the Cougars placed five runners on the All-PAC first team to win their sixth straight team championship.
Ward also gave the Cougars their fifth consecutive PAC individual champion.
Kevin Bunt (29:30) was second while Misericordia's Mike Petrikonis (29:39) and defending champion Steve Beecher (29:44) were third and fourth, respectively.
Cabrini's Chris Sweney (29:52) was fifth and CM teammates Chase Susko (29:53) and Ryan Garges (30:08) rounded out the top seven.
Gwynedd-Mercy's Michael Werner was named men's coach of the year.
2006 Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week
October 22
Cabrini College’s Chris Sweeney (Jr, Ambler, PA/ Lansdale Catholic) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for the week ending October 22nd. Sweeney finished second at the Albright Fall Invitational in a time of 28:33.
October 15
Cabrini College’s Justin Walsh (So, Wayne, PA/ Devon Prep) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for the week ending October 16th. Walsh finished third at the Cabrini College Invitational in a time of 28:28. This was the second straight year that Walsh captured the bronze at the event.
Honor Roll
Jeff Ward, College Misericordia (Sr, Mountaintop, PA/ Crestwood) finished 16th at the DeSales Invitational in a time of 27:37.
October 8
Gwynedd-Mercy College’s Kevin Bunt (Sr, Souderton, PA/ Souderton) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for the week ending October 8th. Bunt finished second at Gwynedd-Mercy College Invitational in a time of 29:43 to help lead the Griffins to a second place team finish. This was the second week Bunt captured the PAC honor.
October 1
College Misericordia’s Steve Beecher (Jr, Deptford, NJ/ Deptford Township) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for the week ending October 1st. Beecher finished second at College Misericordia’s Cougar Classic in a time of 20:04 to help lead the Cougars to a first place team finish.
September 17
Gwynedd-Mercy College’s Kevin Bunt (Sr, Harleysville, PA/ Souderton) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for the week ending September 17th. Bunt finished ninth out of 94 runners in a time of 29:08 at the Mule/Falcon Invitational. The Griffins placed 3rd out of 12 teams.
September 10
College Misericordia’s Jeff Ward (Sr, Mountaintop, PA/ Crestwood) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for the week ending September 10th. Ward finished first at the Marywood Invitational in a time of 28:23 to help lead the Cougars to a first place finish. He also finished 11th at the Lebanon Valley Invitational in a time of 28:11.
Honor Roll
Cabrini College’s Chris Sweeney (Jr, Ambler, PA/ Lansdale Catholic) finished fifth at the Keystone Invitational in a time of 31:37.
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Championship Results
2006 PAC Championship | Complete Results
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Men's Cross Country Championship
Location: College Misericordia
Start: 12:45pm
Race Photos: www.photoshelter.com/user/mykl2e
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