Cross Country Wraps Up Season at NEC Championships

10/27/06 -- The Long Island University cross country teams competed at the Northeast Conference Championships at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, N.Y., with the women’s team finishing 10th and the men placing 11th in their respective races. Quinnipiac won both the men’s and women’s team championships.

On the men’s side, the top Blackbird finisher was senior Steve McElligot (Montreal, Quebec), who placed 27th at 27:21.2. Junior Gerardo Calixto (Brooklyn, N.Y.) came in 40th with a time of 28:01.9, while freshman Dan Renahan (Coram, N.Y.) took 44th with a time of 28:16.4.

Junior Heather Wolfe (Honeoye Falls, N.Y.) was Long Island’s top female finisher, crossing the finish line at 20:42.5 in 44th place. Freshman Aniecia Williams (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands) placed 50th with a time of 20:58.5. Finishing at 21:43.0, junior Crista Stratchan (Grand Bahama, Bahamas) crossed the line in 63rd place, while classmate Leslie Conley (Baltimore, Md.) finished in 70th place with a time of 21:55.5. Quinnipiac’s Kristin Stevens won the women’s championship with a time of 18:14.9.