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Juniors Holly Van Dalen and Lucy Van Dalen (Wanganui, New Zealand) finished second and third, respectively, and the women’s cross country team placed seven runners in the top-20 on its way to capturing its third-straight America East Championship title. Senior Alex Felce (Stroud, England) was the top finisher for the men’s team, which recorded a third-place finish behind Binghamton and New Hampshire.

“I’m certainly pleased for our women’s team to win its third straight championship,” head coach Andy Ronan said. “Our men’s team gave it all to finish in third place.”

In the 5K race, the Van Dalens finished in the top-five for the second consecutive year, as Holly came in at 18:05.80 and Lucy at 18:20.80. Senior Laura Huet (Carrickmines, Ireland) was a close fourth, finishing in 18:33.80. Capping four top-10 finishers was senior Lisa Voltaire (Stockholm, Sweden), who placed seventh with a time of 18:48.70.

Sophomore Hayley Green (Wellington, New Zealand) finished in 12^th place, crossing in 19:05.70 in her first race of the season. Junior Carolina Cortes (Woodmere, N.Y.) and sophomore Patricia Barry (Tipperary, Ireland) also picked up key points for Stony Brook, getting to the finish line in 19:24.30 (16^th place) and 19:30.50 (18^th place), respectively.

As the first men’s runner to cross from Stony Brook in the 8K race, Felce finished in fifth place, crossing in 25:42.20. Junior Tim Hodge (Tawa, New Zealand) was six seconds seconds behind him, as the defending individual conference champion finished in sixth place. Senior Daire Bermingham (Portmarnock, Ireland) placed in the top-20 for the second straight year, finishing 18^th with a time of 26:24.10. Sophomore Gerard Harley (Setauket, N.Y.) crossed 27^th with a time of 26:56.30.

The men's and women's team are back in action on November 14, competing at the NCAA Regional Championships at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.