Maine Maritime Academy Athletics

Women's Cross Country
Release 10.31.09

Farmington Claims NAC Cross Country Crown

MMA's Rachel Sincebaugh wins individual crown

(October 31^st, 2009) – Poultney, VT – The Lyndon State College men and University of Maine Farmington women’s cross country teams captured their respective team crowns to repeat as 2009 North Atlantic Conference Champions. The Hornets grabbed 4 of the top 7 spots to edge Maine Maritime while the Beavers placed 6 runners in the top 12 to easily capture the title Saturday on the campus of Green Mountain College in Poultney, VT.

The University of Maine Farmington grabbed 3^rd-6^th to easily out-pace the competition en route to their 3^rd consecutive North Atlantic Conference Championship. The Beavers totaled 28 points while the runner-up Spartans of Castleton State finished with 75. Lyndon State College (85) nabbed 3^rd followed by Green Mountain College (105), Maine Maritime Academy (110), and Johnson State College (127).

MMA senior Rachel Sincebaugh (Greenville, TX) captured the individual title in 19:39, averaging 6:20 per mile over the 5k course. Castleton’s Maggie Klein (Castleton, VT) nabbed 2^nd (20:13) while 2008 champion Emily Farley (Bernard, ME) from Me.-Farmington finished 3^rd (20:44). Thomas College junior Laura Coyne (Saco, ME) raced to a 4^th place finish for the Terriers who, in the programs 1^st year, did not record a team score.

Lyndon St. grabbed the Team Sportsmanship Award while UMF head coach Ryan Wagner was honored as the women’s NAC Coach of the Year.

MMA Finishers
1st Rachel Sincebaugh 19:39
14th Samantha DePlanche 22:39
21st Kira Pilot 23:08
53rd Brittany Kenyon 31:12
55th Meghan McCarty 32:36

NAC All-Conference Honors

Runner of the Year

Rachel Sincebaugh (MMA)

Rookie of the Year

Laura Coyne (THO)

Women’s Cross Country First Team

Rachel Sincebaugh (MMA)
Maggie Klein (CSC)
Emily Farley (UMF)
Laura Coyne (THO)
Molly Carl (UMF)
Salena Sykes (UMF)
Meghan Champagne (UMF)
Cassie Tricou (LSC)

Women’s Cross Country Second Team

Nicole Horvath (GMC)
Colleen McNamara (JSC)
Ashley Mace (UMF)
Rebecca Cunningham (UMF)
Lauren Cosgrove (CSC)
Samantha Deplanche (MMA)
Gabrielle Mathewson (LSC)

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