Full Men's Results BRONX, N.Y. -- Three Charger student-athletes earned First Team All-Conference awards, led by sophomore Melissa Tempesta's second-place finish, as the University of New Haven competed at the 2007 East Coast Conference Cross Country Championships at Van Cortlandt Park.
Tempesta, senior Alissa Von Schmidt and men's senior James Beaubrun all earned First Team All-ECC honors, with two other UNH men on the Second Team all-league squad.
UNH was the runner-up in the women's team competition, with the Charger men finishing in third place.
WOMEN'S RESULTS
Tempesta was a First Team All-ECC awardwinner for the second consecutive year with her runner-up finish. She ran 20:11.14 for the 5,000-meter course. von Schmidt joined Tempesta on the First Team All-ECC squad, running 20:45.56 to finish fourth overall for the Chargers.
The Charger women finished second in the team competition.
Adelphi University easily won the team portion of the race behind individual champion Ify Anene, a transfer from C.W. Post who had finished sixth at last year's championship meet. The junior ran a blistering 19:20.20 to out-pace Tempesta by over 30 seconds and the rest of the top 10 by, in some cases, over two full minutes. Adelphi placed all seven of its runners in the race's individual top 12 finishers and had nine of the 14 all-conference finishers in all.
Ashley Hardy was the Chargers' third scorer with a 17th-place showing, and Kristine Lambracht was 26th overall. Hollie Kennedy closed out the scoring for UNH in 31st place.
Freshman Ashleigh Scott was 37th and Carly Yamauchi was 40th, but their scores displaced for the team competition.
There were 65 runners in the women's field overall.
MEN'S RESULTS
Beaubrun, a senior, captured his second consecutive First Team All-Conference honor with a fifth-place finish. He placed sixth at last year's championship meet.
His performance helped UNH finish third in the team competition, behind champion New York Tech and runner-up Adelphi.
Beaubrun ran 27:34 on the 8,000-meter course, finishing just four seconds behind New York Tech freshman Frank DeStefano. David Chiapperino was the second scorer for UNH with an 11th-place finish, earning him Second Team All-ECC honors, while Pat Leach joined him on the Second Team with a 13th-place showing.
Freshman Ryan Freitas placed 18th for the Chargers, and Mark Kichar was 29th overall and the fifth and final scorer for the UNH team.
Brandon Fitzgerald followed closely in 30th while Joe Galvin was 54th. Their scores displaced. There were 69 runners in the men's competition.
2007 ECC Cross Country Championships
At Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, N.Y.
Women's Team Results
Adelphi 31
New Haven 63
NYIT 73
C.W. Post 105
Bridgeport 142
Dowling 159
Molloy 172
Saint Thomas Aquinas 199
Concordia 212
Mercy DNQ
Queens DNQ
Women's All-Conference
First Team
Ify Anene Adelphi
Melissa Tempesta New Haven
Danielle Connor Adelphi
Alissa Von Schmidt New Haven
Krista Villomann NYIT
Kristen Sweeney C.W. Post
Priscah Kiprop NYIT
Second Team
Jennifer Malenovsky Adelphi
Barbara Green Adelphi
Meghan Farrell Adelphi
Jenilee Fuentes Adelphi
Melissa Coelho Adelphi
Heather Troutman Adelphi
Danielle Matteo Adelphi
Runner of the Year: Ify Anene, Adelphi
Rookie of the Year: Barbara Green, Adelphi
Coach of the Year: Adam Siepiola, Adelphi
Men's Team Results
NYIT 30
Adelphi 37
New Haven 76
Dowling 116
Saint Thomas Aquinas 117
C.W. Post 131
Molloy 197
Concordia 249
Bridgeport 252
Mercy DNQ
Queens DNQ
Men's All-Conference
First Team
Evans Kigen NYIT
Matt Dispensa Adelphi
Ryan Pezzulo Adelphi
Frank DeStefano NYIT
James Beaubrun New Haven
Hill Kiprop-Kerras NYIT
Kadioan Turner NYIT
Second Team
Carlos Techera Adelphi
Mike Marrone Dowling
Mike Dorman Adelphi
David Chiapperino New Haven
Christopher Banton NYIT
Patrick Leach New Haven
Tome Eickelberg Adelphi
Runner of the Year: Evans Kigen, NYIT
Rookie of the Year: Ryan Pezzulo, Adelphi
Coach of the Year: Van Holt, NYIT
