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Brendan Christian '05 helps lead Williams College to 10th place in NCAA D-III National Championships (from http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mxc/2007-08/news/Nationals_2007) Men's Cross Country 10th at NCAA National Championships Complete Results The Williams men’s cross country team finished in 10th place with 399 points at the NCAA national championships at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. Sophomore leader Edgar Kosgey narrowly missed All-American honors with 36th place in a time of 25:14 over the 8K course. Williams was the top New England team and edged arch-rival Amherst, who finished in 12th place only four points behind the Ephs. The chilly mid-November morning began with a light snow falling, convincing the hardy Williams athletes that today was their day to excel. All the runners had committed huge amounts of time and energy to this final race and had overcome substantial obstacles to reach the “big dance.” For three seniors, Morgan Seybert and captains Corey Levin and Grant Burgess, this was their last chance to compete in collegiate cross country. Months of solid training had prepared them to race against the best in the nation, and they set their goals accordingly. Meanwhile, junior Brendan Christian had had a roller coaster of a fall and was looking for a storybook ending to this trying season. Christian spent the summer in Flagstaff, Arizona, living alone and training at altitude, solemnly devoting himself to the sport of cross country. His hard work finally paid off with breakout performances in the latter half of the season, but in the past several weeks, he had struggled with a mysterious side ache and fought bravely through the pain in last week’s regional championship. Sophomores Corey Watts and Connor Kamm had also trained relentlessly for months over the summer and fall and were committed to putting everything on the line for the team. Watts was competing despite a nasty cough on top of food poisoning he acquired at dinner two nights before the race. Finally, pressure was mounting on Kosgey, who had proven himself this season as one of the top runners in the nation. When the men’s race began at 1 PM central time, the snow had stopped and temperatures had risen into the forties. The Williams harriers sprung off the line and established themselves in excellent position in the middle of the pack. The relatively flat course would take the runners through a couple of rolling woods loops, including one in a nature preserve where spectators were not allowed. Although the course did not play to the hill running strengths of the Ephs, they had trained on a golf course the past two weeks and were fully prepared to increase their turnover and leg speed to meet the challenge at hand. The large and talented field served as another test for Williams. Normally the Ephs like to run together in small packs, but finding one’s teammate was difficult in the swarm of strong competitors at this national meet. The Ephs had to remind themselves that even if they couldn’t see their teammates, they were never far away, and everyone was counting on each other to leave everything on the course for the success of the team. Kosgey ran most of the race in the top 35, running in his characteristic smooth and relaxed form. A pack of competitors partially overwhelmed him in the last half-mile, preventing him from attaining All-American. Levin began the race not too far behind Kosgey, but slowly gave up ground during the middle miles of the race. He dug deep during the finishing stretch and completed a gutsy race with a time of 25:47, good for 92nd place. Christian also got the ending he deserved to this tough season, finishing in a solid time of 25:55 for 120th place. Seybert had his best performance of the season, capturing 140th in 26:02. Watts was only two seconds behind in 150th and Kamm was 184th in 26:16. Rounding out the Williams squad with a fearless performance was Burgess in 26:44. “Nationals is a big step up from New Englands,” head coach Pete Farwell said. "Our team isn’t quite as battle-sharpened as the Midwestern teams, which attend highly competitive meets throughout the season.” Nevertheless, the Ephs captured a top ten finish, which is always Farwell’s goal at the NCAA championships. Beating Amherst after the Lord Jeffs barely overcame the Ephs by one point last weekend at the regional championships was a much-welcomed bonus.

2007 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships Results --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NCAA® Division III Cross Country Championships - Men St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota November 17, 2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NYU 6 16 33 34 39 (103)(163) = 128 Hany Abdallah , Jesse Schneider , Spenser Popeson , James McCarthy , Ryan Williams , Jon Phillips , Matt Turlip 2. Haverford 12 13 40 41 44 (83) (91) = 150 Ian Ramsey-North , Donald Letts , Andrew Lanham , James Jablin , Mark Burgmann , Anders Hulleberg , Ben Frisbee 3. Cortland State 5 15 29 32 77 (178)(190) = 158 Shamus Nally , Seth Dubois , Justin Wager , Josh Henry , Jerry Greenlaw , Kyle O'Brien , Travis Derusso 4. Calvin 17 25 27 37 108 (121)(143) = 214 Tad Hulst , Jed Christiansen , Erik Van Kampen , Jon Gries , Nate Dehaan , Dan Vandenakker , Tim Langenberg 5. UW La Crosse 3 53 54 55 56 (57)(110) = 221 Paul Zdroik , Dan Thour , Connor Lonning , Paul Moran , Dallas Vincent , Kyle Coghlan , Ben Herdeman 6. UW Stevens Point 19 43 47 102 115 (174)(217) = 326 Dom Meyer , Cory Towle , Phil Richert , Joel Heroux , Travis Nechuta , Cory Baumann , Brandon Dworak 7. Allegheny 46 48 51 78 113 (161)(205) = 336 Ryan Place , Chris Corkins , Zac Ross , Matt Hoy , Tony Dipre , Devon Flynnperrault , Ben Mourer 8. Luther 20 21 98 99 119 (137)(160) = 357 Matthew Busche , David McKay , Carson Bruns , Mike Switzer , Trevor Ruwitch , Aaron Zutz , Erik Johnson 9. Carnegie Mellon 8 65 80 96 123 (156)(164) = 372 Brian Harvey , Geoff Misek , Dario Donatelli , Breck Fresen , Ryan Anderson , J.P. Allera , Mike Condon 10. Williams 28 66 89 104 112 (139)(181) = 399 Edgar Kosgey , Corey Levin , Brendan Christian , Morgan Seybert , Corey Watts , Connor Kamm , Grant Burgess 11. UW-Platteville 1 61 64 126 150 (151)(165) = 402 Tyler Sigl , Aaron Whalen , Tony Kilburg , Cameron Klein , Patrick Klein , Jason Garvens , Austen Scudder 12. Amherst 45 60 72 109 117 (188)(200) = 403 Daniel Murner , Carlyle Eubank , Florian Reichert , Eric Holaday , Will Yochum , Ben Mears , Mike Harbus 13. St. John's (MN) 2 31 106 122 155 (172)(198) = 416 Chris Erichsen , Kelly Fermoyle , Zach Hunter , Cam Green , Ryan Noack , Darren Larsen , Brady King 14. Nebraska Wesleyan 18 82 86 107 124 (162)(193) = 417 Chris Dunker , Brian Copley , Greg Timblin , Andrew Laflin , Eric Noel , Logan Watley , Scott Cook 15. Augustana (IL) 63 73 90 97 100 (167)(195) = 423 Dan Leonard , Brad Holehan , Chris Zook , Matt Bowman , Andy Kubiak , Dan Bailey , Brian Hart 16. North Central (IL) 75 84 88 93 94 (118)(136) = 434 Kyle Brady , Brian Lesiewicz , Nathaniel Hird , John Lancaster , Michael Spain , Ryan Carrigan , Sean Carlson 17. Ohio Northern 26 71 79 127 145 (185)(216) = 448 James O'Brien , Thomas Adam , Alan Bowsher , Paul Lewis , Eric Porter , Brent Hiser , Rob Leslie 18. Occidental 4 11 81 149 206 (212)(224) = 451 Kevin Chaves , Alex Ramon , Keith Blumenfeld , Galen Smith , David Martinez , Richard Infantino , Robby Nelson 18. Willamette 49 76 87 95 144 (148)(196) = 451 Ian Batch , Lucas May , Taylor Roholt , Tristan Knutson-Lombardo , Lucas Nebert , Kellen Peters , Josh Clough 20. Bowdoin 22 42 74 158 159 (166)(191) = 455 Nate Krah , John Hall , Thompson Ogilvie , Tyler Lonsdale , Colman Hatton , Stan Berkow , Ken Akiha 21. Colorado College 9 10 62 177 199 (207)(220) = 457 Julian Boggs , Alex Nichols , Kiran Moorty , Daniel Kraft , Nicholas Campbell , Justin Quintana , Matt Sheldon 22. Geneseo State 38 52 111 132 138 (147)(175) = 471 Ryan Mulcahy , Nate Lockett , Ryan O'Connor , Tom Reubens , Will Haskell , Brett Dolan , Tim Chichester 23. Carleton 50 92 114 125 128 (157)(176) = 509 Joe Sepe , Quentin Kennedy , John Nowinski , Mikael Brucker , Charles Gamble , Andy Jahn , Eamon Monaghan 24. Dickinson 35 59 120 152 168 (183)(204) = 534 Evan Sparling , Brian Krusell , Nick Karwoski , Andy Gregor , Greg Leak , Tom Morgan , Kent Pecora 25. Wartburg 24 36 116 169 192 (213)(219) = 537 Andy Hodge , Brian Chenoweth , Brian Mullenbach , Lucas Tjosvold , Jacob Hommer , Jon Stover , Jordan Wildermuth 26. Tufts 14 58 131 134 201 (210)(218) = 538 Jesse Faller , Dave Sorensen , Chris Kantos , Nick Welch , Greg Pallotta , Dave Tilton , Jerzy Eisenberg-Guyot 27. Heidelberg 69 70 135 140 141 (208)(215) = 555 Scott Lasch , Dan Simpson , Devin Butcher , Jarrod Saling , Jake Lemon , Deven Siesel , John Distler 28. TCNJ 23 105 142 153 154 (194)(209) = 577 Chris Guerriero , Galen Johnson , Mike Fonder , Tom Bocchino , Steve Kinney , Anthony Arnold , Brandon Rodkewitz 29. Trinity (CT) 30 68 129 171 184 (186)(197) = 582 Sam Moorhead , Matt Anderson , Hunter Norte , Wesley Halstead , Brendan Powers , Blake Fisher , Matt Dennis 30. Rhodes 67 85 133 179 211 (214)(222) = 675 Nick Lewis, Alex Mahoney , Chris Moore , Mark Handelman , Steele French , Lucas Warth , Adam Joplin 31. Anderson (IN) 7 146 173 182 187 (221)(223) = 695 Sean Hudson , Matt Ingalls , Matt Helm , Dan Deyoung , Troy Pryor , Tony Pryor , Kyle Schmidt 32. Emory 101 130 170 180 189 (202)(203) = 770 Michael Spewak , Charlie Meade , Michael Rothbart , Paul Winterhalter , Jeff Roland , Tommy Fyffe , Nathan Ennist  NCAA® Division III Cross Country Championships - Men St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN November 17, 2007 - 8 Kilometers Place Tea Name Grade Team Time ===== === ======================= ===== ========================= ======= 1 1 Tyler Sigl UW-Platteville 24:24 2 1 Peter Kosgei Hamilton 24:37 3 1 Chris Erichsen St. John's (MN) 24:40 4 1 Ben Grant Loras 24:43 5 1 Paul Zdroik UW La Crosse 24:44 6 1 Erik Donohoe St. Lawrence 24:46 7 1 Kevin Chaves Occidental 24:47 8 1 Shamus Nally Cortland State 24:47 9 1 Hany Abdallah NYU 24:52 10 1 Brandon Mull Wheaton (IL) 24:53 11 1 Sean Hudson Anderson (IN) 24:55 12 1 Brian Harvey Carnegie Mellon 24:57 13 1 Julian Boggs Colorado College 24:57 14 2 Alex Nichols Colorado College 24:58 15 2 Alex Ramon Occidental 24:59 16 1 Ian Ramsey-North Haverford 25:00 17 2 Donald Letts Haverford 25:02 18 1 Jesse Faller Tufts 25:03 19 2 Seth DuBois Cortland State 25:05 20 1 Brian Butzler UW-Whitewater 25:06 21 2 Jesse Schneider NYU 25:06 22 1 Daniel Greeno Bethel (MN) 25:06 23 1 Tad Hulst Calvin 25:06 24 1 Chris Dunker Nebraska Wesleyan 25:07 25 1 Dom Meyer UW Stevens Point 25:07 26 1 Matthew Busche Luther 25:07 27 2 David McKay Luther 25:08 28 1 Nate Krah Bowdoin 25:08 29 1 Chris Guerriero TCNJ 25:08 30 1 Andy Hodge Wartburg 25:09 31 2 Matt Field Wheaton (IL) 25:09 32 2 Carl Gladitsch Bethel (MN) 25:10 33 2 Jed Christiansen Calvin 25:10 34 1 James O'Brien Ohio Northern 25:10 35 3 Erik Van Kampen Calvin 25:11 36 1 Edgar Kosgey Williams 25:14 37 3 Justin Wager Cortland State 25:15 38 1 Nick Stenuf Nazareth 25:17 39 2 Brendan Epstein Nazareth 25:18 40 1 Sam Moorhead Trinity (CT) 25:18 41 1 Jim Boston Kenyon 25:18 42 2 Kelly Fermoyle St. John's (MN) 25:19 43 1 Curtis Wheeler Southern Maine 25:19 44 1 Dusty Kime DePauw 25:19 45 4 Josh Henry Cortland State 25:21 46 3 Spenser Popeson NYU 25:23 47 4 James McCarthy NYU 25:23 48 1 Evan Sparling Dickinson 25:23 49 2 Brian Chenoweth Wartburg 25:25 50 4 Jon Gries Calvin 25:25 51 1 Dominic Smith Case Western 25:26 52 1 Ryan Mulcahy Geneseo State 25:27 53 5 Ryan Williams NYU 25:27 54 1 Chris deLaubenfels Gustavus Adolphus 25:28 55 3 Andrew Lanham Haverford 25:28 56 4 James Jablin Haverford 25:30 57 2 John Hall Bowdoin 25:30 58 2 Cory Towle UW Stevens Point 25:30 59 5 Mark Burgmann Haverford 25:31 60 1 Daniel Murner Amherst 25:31 61 1 Jeff Pentek St. Norbert 25:32 62 1 Joel Bendtsen Denison 25:32 63 1 Mike White Carthage 25:34 64 1 Ryan Place Allegheny 25:34 65 3 Phil Richert UW Stevens Point 25:35 66 2 Chris Corkins Allegheny 25:35 67 1 Ian Batch Willamette 25:35 68 1 Joe Sepe Carleton 25:36 69 3 Zac Ross Allegheny 25:37 70 2 Nate Lockett Geneseo State 25:39 71 2 Dan Thour UW La Crosse 25:39 72 3 Connor Lonning UW La Crosse 25:39 73 4 Paul Moran UW La Crosse 25:40 74 5 Dallas Vincent UW La Crosse 25:40 75 6 Kyle Coghlan UW La Crosse 25:41 76 1 Brad O'Neil Coe 25:41 77 2 Eli Howard St. Lawrence 25:41 78 1 John Swain Colby 25:42 79 2 Dave Sorensen Tufts 25:43 80 1 Sean Watson Wesleyan 25:43 81 2 Brian Krusell Dickinson 25:44 82 2 Carlyle Eubank Amherst 25:44 83 2 Aaron Whalen UW-Platteville 25:44 84 1 Ben Donnan Texas-Tyler 25:44 85 3 Kiran Moorty Colorado College 25:45 86 1 Dan Leonard Augustana (IL) 25:45 87 1 Patrick Brandon Johns Hopkins 25:45 88 1 Francis Reynolds Puget Sound 25:46 89 1 Jared Samuel Keene State 25:46 90 3 Tony Kilburg UW-Platteville 25:46 91 2 Geoff Misek Carnegie Mellon 25:47 92 2 Corey Levin Williams 25:47 93 1 Nick Lewis Rhodes 25:47 94 2 Matt Anderson Trinity (CT) 25:47 95 1 Scott Lasch Heidelberg 25:48 96 2 Dan Simpson Heidelberg 25:48 97 2 Thomas Adam Ohio Northern 25:48 98 3 Florian Reichert Amherst 25:48 99 2 Brad Holehan Augustana (IL) 25:49 100 2 R.J. Cowan Texas-Tyler 25:49 101 3 Thompson Ogilvie Bowdoin 25:49 102 1 Kyle Brady North Central (IL) 25:50 103 2 Lucas May Willamette 25:50 104 5 Jerry Greenlaw Cortland State 25:50 105 1 Matt Dunlap Bates 25:51 106 4 Matt Hoy Allegheny 25:52 107 3 Alan Bowsher Ohio Northern 25:52 108 3 Dario Donatelli Carnegie Mellon 25:52 109 3 Keith Blumenfeld Occidental 25:52 110 2 Brian Copley Nebraska Wesleyan 25:53 111 6 Anders Hulleberg Haverford 25:53 112 2 Brian Lesiewicz North Central (IL) 25:53 113 1 David Swanson St Olaf 25:53 114 2 Alex Mahoney Rhodes 25:54 115 1 Dustin Ford Mount Union 25:54 116 3 Greg Timblin Nebraska Wesleyan 25:54 117 3 Taylor Roholt Willamette 25:55 118 1 Shawn Pollard Linfield 25:55 119 3 Nathaniel Hird North Central (IL) 25:55 120 3 Brendan Christian Williams 25:55 121 3 Chris Zook Augustana (IL) 25:56 122 1 Travis Stewart Rutgers-Camden 25:56 123 7 Ben Frisbee Haverford 25:56 124 2 Quentin Kennedy Carleton 25:56 125 1 Francis Eanes Messiah 25:56 126 4 John Lancaster North Central (IL) 25:57 127 5 Michael Spain North Central (IL) 25:57 128 4 Tristan Knutson-Lombard Willamette 25:57 129 4 Breck Fresen Carnegie Mellon 25:57 130 4 Matt Bowman Augustana (IL) 25:59 131 3 Carson Bruns Luther 25:59 132 1 Micah Lorenzen Concordia (WI) 25:59 133 4 Mike Switzer Luther 25:59 134 5 Andy Kubiak Augustana (IL) 26:00 135 1 James Butcher Middlebury 26:00 136 1 Michael Spewak Emory 26:01 137 1 Ricky Flynn Lynchburg 26:01 138 4 Joel Heroux UW Stevens Point 26:02 139 6 Jon Phillips NYU 26:02 140 4 Morgan Seybert Williams 26:02 141 1 Ryan McCarl University of Chicago 26:03 142 1 Brian Kopczynski Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 26:03 143 2 Galen Johnson TCNJ 26:03 144 3 Zach Hunter St. John's (MN) 26:03 145 4 Andrew Laflin Nebraska Wesleyan 26:03 146 5 Nate DeHaan Calvin 26:03 147 4 Eric Holaday Amherst 26:04 148 7 Ben Herdeman UW La Crosse 26:04 149 3 Ryan O'Connor Geneseo State 26:04 150 5 Corey Watts Williams 26:04 151 5 Tony Dipre Allegheny 26:04 152 3 John Nowinski Carleton 26:05 153 5 Travis Nechuta UW Stevens Point 26:05 154 3 Brian Mullenbach Wartburg 26:06 155 5 Will Yochum Amherst 26:06 156 6 Ryan Carrigan North Central (IL) 26:07 157 5 Trevor Ruwitch Luther 26:07 158 1 David Woodson Christopher Newport 26:07 159 3 Nick Karwoski Dickinson 26:07 160 1 Eric Graves Salisbury 26:08 161 6 Dan VandenAkker Calvin 26:08 162 4 Cam Green St. John's (MN) 26:09 163 5 Ryan Anderson Carnegie Mellon 26:09 164 1 Michael Welsh Washington & Lee 26:10 165 5 Eric Noel Nebraska Wesleyan 26:10 166 4 Mikael Brucker Carleton 26:10 167 4 Cameron Klein UW-Platteville 26:10 168 4 Paul Lewis Ohio Northern 26:11 169 1 Eric Osterhaus Simpson 26:11 170 5 Charles Gamble Carleton 26:12 171 3 Hunter Norte Trinity (CT) 26:12 172 1 Paul Thistle Susquehanna 26:12 173 2 Kyle Basista Mount Union 26:13 174 2 Charlie Meade Emory 26:13 175 3 Chris Kantos Tufts 26:13 176 4 Tom Reubens Geneseo State 26:13 177 2 Harrison Wilson Linfield 26:13 178 3 Chris Moore Rhodes 26:14 179 4 Nick Welch Tufts 26:15 180 3 Devin Butcher Heidelberg 26:15 181 7 Sean Carlson North Central (IL) 26:16 182 6 Aaron Zutz Luther 26:16 183 5 Will Haskell Geneseo State 26:16 184 6 Connor Kamm Williams 26:16 185 4 Jarrod Saling Heidelberg 26:17 186 5 Jake Lemon Heidelberg 26:18 187 3 Mike Fonder TCNJ 26:18 188 7 Tim Langenberg Calvin 26:18 189 5 Lucas Nebert Willamette 26:18 190 5 Eric Porter Ohio Northern 26:18 191 2 Matt Ingalls Anderson (IN) 26:19 192 6 Brett Dolan Geneseo State 26:19 193 6 Kellen Peters Willamette 26:19 194 4 Galen Smith Occidental 26:19 195 1 David Chorney Muhlenberg 26:20 196 5 Patrick Klein UW-Platteville 26:20 197 6 Jason Garvens UW-Platteville 26:21 198 4 Andy Gregor Dickinson 26:21 199 4 Tom Bocchino TCNJ 26:22 200 5 Steve Kinney TCNJ 26:22 201 1 Andy Varble RIT 26:22 202 5 Ryan Noack St. John's (MN) 26:23 203 6 J.P. Allera Carnegie Mellon 26:23 204 6 Andy Jahn Carleton 26:24 205 4 Tyler Lonsdale Bowdoin 26:24 206 1 Michael Griffin Springfield 26:25 207 5 Colman Hatton Bowdoin 26:26 208 7 Erik Johnson Luther 26:26 209 6 Devon Flynnperrault Allegheny 26:26 210 6 Logan Watley Nebraska Wesleyan 26:27 211 7 Matt Turlip NYU 26:28 212 7 Mike Condon Carnegie Mellon 26:29 213 7 Austen Scudder UW-Platteville 26:29 214 6 Stan Berkow Bowdoin 26:29 215 6 Dan Bailey Augustana (IL) 26:29 216 1 Dusty Caseria Whitworth 26:30 217 5 Greg Leak Dickinson 26:30 218 4 Lucas Tjosvold Wartburg 26:31 219 2 Nicholas Gallagher Whitworth 26:31 220 3 Michael Rothbart Emory 26:31 221 4 Wesley Halstead Trinity (CT) 26:32 222 6 Darren Larsen St. John's (MN) 26:34 223 3 Matt Helm Anderson (IN) 26:34 224 6 Cory Baumann UW Stevens Point 26:36 225 7 Tim Chichester Geneseo State 26:36 226 7 Eamon Monaghan Carleton 26:37 227 4 Daniel Kraft Colorado College 26:37 228 6 Kyle O'Brien Cortland State 26:38 229 4 Mark Handelman Rhodes 26:41 230 2 Tim Van Syckle Muhlenberg 26:41 231 4 Paul Winterhalter Emory 26:41 232 1 Chris Smith Redlands 26:42 233 7 Grant Burgess Williams 26:44 234 4 Dan DeYoung Anderson (IN) 26:44 235 6 Tom Morgan Dickinson 26:45 236 5 Brendan Powers Trinity (CT) 26:47 237 6 Brent Hiser Ohio Northern 26:48 238 6 Blake Fisher Trinity (CT) 26:49 239 5 Troy Pryor Anderson (IN) 26:49 240 6 Ben Mears Amherst 26:51 241 5 Jeff Roland Emory 26:53 242 7 Travis DeRusso Cortland State 26:53 243 7 Ken Akiha Bowdoin 26:53 244 5 Jacob Hommer Wartburg 26:54 245 7 Scott Cook Nebraska Wesleyan 26:54 246 6 Anthony Arnold TCNJ 26:58 247 7 Brian Hart Augustana (IL) 26:59 248 7 Josh Clough Willamette 27:01 249 7 Matt Dennis Trinity (CT) 27:02 250 7 Brady King St. John's (MN) 27:02 251 5 Nicholas Campbell Colorado College 27:03 252 7 Mike Harbus Amherst 27:05 253 1 Husein Nasiro-Sigo Methodist College 27:05 254 5 Greg Pallotta Tufts 27:08 255 6 Tommy Fyffe Emory 27:09 256 1 Frank DeVar Mary Washington 27:10 257 7 Nathan Ennist Emory 27:10 258 7 Kent Pecora Dickinson 27:12 259 7 Ben Mourer Allegheny 27:12 260 5 David Martinez Occidental 27:12 261 6 Justin Quintana Colorado College 27:17 262 1 Curt Daniels Tri-State 27:17 263 6 Deven Siesel Heidelberg 27:24 264 7 Brandon Rodkewitz TCNJ 27:25 265 6 Dave Tilton Tufts 27:25 266 1 EDDIE PENATAR Cabrini 27:28 267 5 Steele French Rhodes 27:29 268 6 Richard Infantino Occidental 27:32 269 6 Jon Stover Wartburg 27:35 270 6 Lucas Warth Rhodes 27:39 271 7 John Distler Heidelberg 27:42 272 7 Rob Leslie Ohio Northern 27:46 273 7 Brandon Dworak UW Stevens Point 27:49 274 7 Jerzy Eisenberg-Guyot Tufts 27:50 275 7 Jordan Wildermuth Wartburg 27:51 276 7 Matt Sheldon Colorado College 28:09 277 6 Tony Pryor Anderson (IN) 28:12 278 7 Adam Joplin Rhodes 28:18 279 7 Kyle Schmidt Anderson (IN) 28:42 280 7 Robby Nelson Occidental 28:44 

Brendan Christian '05 set for D-III nationals 11/17/07 in Minnesota (from http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mxc/2007-08/news/111007_New_England_Qualifier) November 10, 2007 Ephs Finish 2nd at New England Qualifier; Qualify for NCAAs Eph harrier Edgar Kosgey cruised to victory Saturday at the Division III New England Regional Championships, leading the Williams squad to a runner-up finish behind Amherst College. The two teams were separated by a heart-breaking single point – Amherst 117, Williams 118 – in the heated race at Connecticut College’s home course in New London, Connecticut. The close finish between the top-five teams in the region is indicative of the depth in the New England region this year. Amherst’s score of 117 points – a very high score for a winning team – also shows the strength of the region. This score indicates that the top places in the region were spread out among many teams, rather than one team dominating the finish. Going into the race, Williams’ Head Cross Country Coach Pete Farwell was aware that this depth was something to keep an eye on. “We knew at the beginning of the season that it was a toss-up due to the depth in our region,” Farwell said. The deep pack of runners did nothing to stop Kosgey’s victory in a time of 24:55. The first-place finish adds another stellar mark to the runner’s belt, which is studded with top-placed finishes spanning the whole season. Throughout the race, Kosgey kept in control, waiting until the last mile to make the decisive move that led to his first-place finish. “The race felt pretty nice the first three miles. I was really pretty okay,” Kosgey said. “At the last mile, I heard them [the other racers] breathing hard around me and I said to myself, ‘I’m going to kick these guys.’” Leading into the final straightaway, Kosgey held a solid lead of five seconds over individual runner-up Sean Watson of Wesleyan College. Senior captain Corey Levin finished in 14th place (25:12), just ahead of the other Corey – Corey Watts – who continued his breakthrough season with a 22nd place finish in a time of 25:20. As always, Williams’ top-5 packed up tightly, racing in pairs throughout the race: senior captain Grant Burgess ran fourth for Williams (39th place, 25:39), and sophomore Connor Kamm closed four seconds back in 25:43 for 42nd place. Junior Brendan Christian raced as sixth man for the Ephs, running 25:58 (62nd place), and senior Morgan Seybert finished things off in 70th place, crossing the line in 26:07. Reflecting on the day, Levin considered the race a “solid performance,” but he thought that all the elements didn’t lie in the Eph’s favor. “I think we [the team] had a solid performance today,” Levin said. “But, this wasn’t our ideal course. We train and thrive on hills all season, so a flat course like this isn’t necessarily playing to our strengths.” The ill-suited course was not the only thing stopping the Ephs from racing as well as they wanted. Some of the harriers had off-days, which can happen during the course of the long cross country season. These frustrating circumstances led some Ephs to race below their potential. Farwell hopes that next weekend everything will come together for the runners. “I think we had a few excellent races today, and a few good races. We just have to all have excellent races next weekend, and things will work out. All in all, it was a good team effort today.” Farwell said. Though the end result may not have been what Williams fans hoped for, Levin believes that Williams’ loss today will work in their favor next week at the national championships race. “It hurts to lose by just one point, but when we go out there next week, that’s going to work as motivation.” With the second place finish the Ephs secured a berth in the NCAA Championship Race next weekend at St. Olaf College in Minnesota..