Standish, ME - Lindsey Segal-Bator continued her marvelous freshman campaign, placing third out of 102 runners at 20:51, earning her Great Northeast Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year and All-Conference honors on Saturday at the GNAC Invitational at St. Joseph's. The Gators rode her to a seventh-place finish out of ten qualifying teams.
"It's a big accomplishment to be Rookie of the Year," said Segal-Bator, who credited her teammates for their inspiration, as well as the seventh-place finish. "I'd really like to thank my teammates because they're amazing and they keep my hopes and pride alive on the course, no matter the situation."
Sophomore Kelly Pirzl (Dalton, MA/Wachonah) placed among Gators at 25:54, good for 61st overall. Closely behind were Patty Pabon (Bronx, NY/Townsend Harris) at 26:13 and Courtney Wallace (Steep Falls, ME/Bonny Eagle) at 26:22, finishing 68th and 69th respectively.
Segal-Bator (Bow, NH/Bow) becomes the first Pine Manor runner to earn either All-GNAC or Rookie of the Year distinction. The four-time Rookie of the Week has finished no worse than sixth in any of her six meets.
Said coach Bill Stargard, "This was a great team effort. I'm extremely happy with moving up in the GNAC this year." With an average finish of 25:28:80 on Saturday, his Gators moved up four spots after finishing 11th a year ago.
"I'm very happy with Lindsey's third-place finish and for her All-Conference and Rookie of the Year recognition," Stargard said. "I'm very proud of all five runners."
The host Monks won today's meet with an average time of 21:51, placing four runners in the Top 10. Emmanuel College's Cat Lariviere paced the women's field at 19:46.
Segal-Bator now moves on to the Division III New England Regional Meet on Saturday, November 15 at Williams College in Williamstown, MA.
GNAC Invitational Results
|
Place
|
Name
|
School
|
Final
|
Points
|
| 1 |
#32 Lariviere, Cathryn
|
Emmanuel College
|
19:46 |
1 |
| 2 |
#47 Sargent, Danielle |
Johnson & Wales |
20:32 |
2 |
| 3 |
#81 Segal-Bator, Lindsey |
Pine Manor College |
20:51 |
3 |
| 4 |
#124 Perron, Rachel |
Suffolk University |
21:01 |
4 |
| 5 |
#110 Ludwig, Aly |
St. Joseph's |
21:16 |
5 |
| 6 |
#73 McElligott, Jackie |
Norwich University |
21:26 |
6 |
| 7 |
#114 Murphy, Kate |
St. Joseph's |
21:36 |
7 |
| 8 |
#40 Charboneau, Amanda |
Johnson & Wales |
21:38 |
8 |
| 9 |
#103 Casinghino, Mary |
St. Joseph's |
21:41 |
9 |
| 10 |
#101 Binette, Tiffany |
St. Joseph's |
21:47 |
10 |
| ... |
|
|
|
|
| 61 |
#79 Pirzl, Kelly |
Pine Manor College |
25:54 |
44 |
| 68 |
#78 Pabon, Patty |
Pine Manor College |
26:13 |
46 |
| 69 |
#82 Wallace, Courtney |
Pine Manor College |
26:22 |
47 |
| 77 |
#77 Ferrara, Kayla |
Pine Manor College |
28:04 |
53 |
GNAC Invitational Team Scores
|
Rank
|
Team
|
Total
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
*6
|
*7
|
*8
|
*9
|
| 1 |
St. Joe's
Total Time: 1:49:17:00
Average: 21:51:40 |
47 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
20 |
31 |
33 |
|
|
| 2 |
Johnson & Wales University
Total Time: 1:51:08:00
Average: 22:13:60 |
69 |
2 |
7 |
11 |
24 |
25 |
27 |
32 |
|
|
| 3 |
Emmanuel College
Total Time: 1:51:28:00
Average: 22:17:60 |
77 |
1 |
12 |
16 |
22 |
26 |
28 |
40 |
|
|
| 4 |
Emerson College
Total Time: 1:53:11:00
Average: 22:38:20 |
80 |
10 |
14 |
15 |
18 |
23 |
35 |
38 |
|
|
| 5 |
Lasell College
Total Time: 1:58:20:00
Average: 23:40:00 |
140 |
17 |
21 |
29 |
34 |
39 |
42 |
45 |
|
|
| 6 |
St. Joseph (CT)
Total Time: 2:05:02:00
Average: 25:00:40 |
177 |
13 |
30 |
36 |
48 |
50 |
54 |
55 |
|
|
| 7 |
Pine Manor College
Total Time: 2:07:24:00
Average: 25:28:80 |
193 |
3 |
44 |
46 |
47 |
53 |
|
|
|
|
| 8 |
Norwich University
Total Time: 2:12:01:00
Average: 26:24:20 |
194 |
5 |
19 |
51 |
56 |
63 |
|
|
|
|
| 9 |
Rivier College
Total Time: 2:21:44:00
Average: 28:20:80 |
255 |
37 |
43 |
57 |
58 |
60 |
61 |
62 |
|
|
| 10 |
Albertus Magnus College
Total Time: 2:23:17:00
Average: 28:39:40 |
265 |
41 |
49 |
52 |
59 |
64 |
|
|
|
|
Segal-Bator Season Capsule
|
Date
|
Place (Runners)
|
Time
|
Race
|
Host
|
Team Place (Teams)
|
| 9/27/2009 |
4 (80)* |
20:59 |
Blazers Invite |
Elms College |
5 (12) |
| 10/4/2009 |
1 (26)* |
21:35 |
Blue Jay Invite |
St. Joseph (CT) |
2 (4) |
| 10/11/2009 |
6 (124)* |
20:27 |
Roger Williams Invite |
Roger Williams |
10 (14) |
| 10/18/2009 |
2 (150)* |
19:59 |
WNEC Invitational |
Western New England |
12 (20) |
| 10/25/2009 |
3 (65) |
19:56 |
Gordon Invitational |
Gordon College |
DNF |
| 11/1/2009 |
3 (102) |
20:51 |
GNAC Invitational |
St. Joseph's (ME) |
7 (10) |
| *GNAC Rookie of the Week |
Posted on Sat, November 1, 2008
by PMC Athletics