SMC Men, Women finish Cross Country season

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 David M. Higgins II

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The St. Mary’s College of Maryland men’s cross country team concluded their season at the NCAA Mideast Regional Saturday (Nov. 16) which was hosted by Lehigh University.

The Basics:

Location – Lehigh University – Bathlehem, Pa.

St. Mary’s Top 5 Finishers:

Sophomore Tyler Wilson led the Seahawks all season and their final race was no different as he was the first Seahawk to finish with a time of 27:29.1, which was good for 148th overall.
Nathan Sayers was the second Seahawk to finish as he ran a 29:28.5 which put him in 244th overall place.
Ronald Wong finished 274th overall with a time of 30:24.8 and Frank Zimmer was right behind him in 276th place running a 30:28.8.

Photo Credit – Bill Wood Tyler Wilson 21′

Other Race Highlights

Patrick Watson of Stevenson University was the first overall runner to cross the finish line as he ran a meet best 24:24.4.
Carnegie Mellon won the team championship with a score of 55.
This was the lowest average running time for the 1-4 spots for the men’s cross country team all season.

Seahawk Finishers (360 Runners): 148. Tyler Wilson; 244. Nathan Sayers; 274. Ronald Wong; 276. Frank Zimmer

Up Next For the Seahawks

This concludes the men’s cross country season.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The St. Mary’s College of Maryland women’s cross country team concluded their season at the NCAA Mideast Regional Saturday (Nov. 16) which was hosted by Lehigh University.

The Basics

Location – Lehigh University – Bethlehem, Pa.
Finish – 38th out of 49

St. Mary’s Top 5 Finishers

Senior Marie Lewis capped off her career by being the first Seahawk to finish with a time of 25:45.9 which placed her 202nd overall. This was the first time in Lewis’ career she broke 26 minutes in a meet.
Eight spots behind Lewis was Grace Dillingham as she ran a 25:55.2 and this was also a personal best for Dillingham.
Isobel Hermans was the third Seahawk to cross the finish line as she came in with a 26:14.7 which was once again a personal best time.
Amy Forsbacka and Dana Barbakoff rounded out the top five finishers as Forsbacka ran a 28:30.9 and Brbakoff came in behind her at 28:48.5.

Marie Lewis ’20 | Photo Credit: Bill Wood

Other Race Highlights

Johns Hopkins claimed the overall team championship with an overall score of 88.
Dickinson’s Isabel Cardi won the individual championship as ran a 20:38.5.

Seahawk Finishers (349 runners): 202. Marie Lewis; 210. Grace Dillingham; 228. Isobel Hermans; 297. Amy Forsbacka; 300. Dana Barbakoff

Up Next For the Seahawks

This concludes the women’s cross country season.

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David M. Higgins II

David M. Higgins was born in Baltimore and grew up in Southern Maryland. He has had a passion for journalism since high school. After spending many years in the Hospitality Industry he began working in Digital Marketing, eventually leading him back to his passion. David started The Southern Maryland Chronicle in December 2017 and has grown it to become the #1 news source in Southern Maryland.

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