ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday, November 10, 2001

Banner Day for Blue Jay Cross Country Teams: Etown Men Finish Second at Mideast Regional, Qualify as Team for National Championship Meet for Second Time in Three Years; Etown Women Finish 14th for Highest Regional Finish Since 1995

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Saturday was a good day to be an Elizabethtown cross country fan. Running at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional meet, held at Lehigh University, the Blue Jay men finished second out of 31 teams to qualify as a team for the NCAA Division III national championship meet for the second time in three years. Meanwhile, the Etown women's team continued its rapid improvement this season, exceeding its goal of finishing 15th, instead finishing in 14th place out of 34 teams for its highest regional finish since 1995.

In the men's race, Etown's second-place score was 78, the lowest score the Blue Jays have ever had at the Mideast Regional. Haverford finished first to clinch the region's other team berth in the Division III championships next Saturday. The Blue Jays had five runners make the All-Region Team by finishing in the top 35 out of 220 runners.

Etown's highest finisher was Dustin Scott (Honey Brook, PA/Twin Valley), placing third with a 25:24 time over the 8K course. Etown's second finisher was 10th-place Dave Berdan (Dingmans Ferry, PA/Delaware Valley) with a 26:01 time.

Blue Jay sophomore Josh Lyman (Parkside, PA/Sun Valley), who was not even a member of Etown's top seven for last year's regional, finished 16th this year in 26:26 for his first-ever All-Region berth. Steve Sanko (Hazleton, PA/Bishop Hafey) made the All-Region team in his first year by finishing 21st in 26:35. Junior Mike Zwatty (Lewisberry, PA/Red Land) earned his second career spot on the All-Region team by finishing 32nd in 26:50.

Also competing for the Etown men was first-year Matt Rockwell (Plymouth, NH/Plymouth Regional), who placed 44th in 27:11, and first-year José Miranda (Harrisburg, PA/Susquehanna Township), who finished 62nd in 27:38

Scoring 490 points, the Blue Jay women finished 14th for their highest regional finish since 1995, when the team also placed 14th. First-year Jill Brobst (Wilmington, DE/Concord) paced Etown by finishing the 5K course in 20:01 to place 57th out of 235 runners.

Also making the top 100 for the Blue Jays was first-year Brianon Shade (Washington, NJ/Washington Regional) in 92nd with a time of 20:41, and junior captain Maggie Martin (Berlin, NJ/Pope Paul VI) with a 94th-place showing in 20:43.

The men's cross country team will return to action in the NCAA Division III national championship meet Saturday, November 17. The national championship is hosted this year by Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois.

At Bethlehem, Pa.
NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Meet
Hosted by Muhlenberg College, held at Lehigh University
Men's Team Scores:
1. Haverford* 22, 2. Elizabethtown* 78, 3. Dickinson 109, 4. Carnegie Mellon 129, 5. Widener 164, 6. Messiah 182, 7. Allegheny 187, 8. Muhlenberg 220, 9. Swarthmore 256, 10. Scranton 290, 11. Susquehanna 306, 12. Gettysburg 307, 13. Grove City 318, 14. DeSales 363, 15. Salisbury State 369, 16. Moravian 492, 17. Johns Hopkins 529, 18. Penn State-Behrend 542, 19. Lincoln 641, 20. Frostburg State 656, 21. Franklin and Marshall 659, 22. Misericordia 661, 23. Western Maryland 704, 24. Juniata 719, 25. Goucher 739, 26. Lebanon Valley 775, 27. Wesley 809, 28. Marywood 830, 29. Washington and Jefferson 838, 30. Thiel 857, 31. Bethany 922
* NCAA Division III Championship Team Qualifier

Etown men individual finishes (220 runners, 8K):
3. Dustin Scott* 25:24, 10. Dave Berdan* 26:01, 16. Josh Lyman* 26:26, 21. Steve Sanko* 26:35, 32. Mike Zwatty* 26:50, 44. Matt Rockwell 27:11, 62. José Miranda 27:38
* All-Mideast Region Team

Women's Team Scores:
1. Moravian* 27, 2. Dickinson* 68, 3. Haverford 85, 4. Allegheny 132, 5. Messiah 162, 6. Susquehanna 191, 7. Gettysburg 209, 8. Swarthmore 259, 9. Grove City 263, 10. Muhlenberg 275, 11. Western Maryland 280, 12. Johns Hopkins 367, 13. DeSales 393, 14. Elizabethtown 490, 15. Scranton 493, 16. Penn State-Behrend 532, 17. Franklin and Marshall/Salisbury State 615, 19. Carnegie Mellon 641, 20. Misericordia 660, 21. Goucher 675, 22. Widener 678, 23. York 680, 24. Bryn Mawr 687, 25. Juniata 689, 26. Wesley 694, 27. Ursinus 717, 28. Cabrini 720, 29. Frostburg State 747, 30. Lebanon Valley 761, 31. Lincoln 875, 32. Thiel 901, 33. Cedar Crest 920, 34. Marywood 944.
* NCAA Division III Championship Team Qualifier

Etown women individual finishes (235 runners, 5K):
57. Jill Brobst 20:01, 92. Brianon Shade 20:41, 94. Maggie Martin 20:43, 122. Ashley Klees 21:09, 136. Melissa St. Clair 21:21, 159. Carol Powell 21:51