Goodwin, Yanek Lead Hawks At St. Michaels Classic

WILLISTON, VT. — Freshman Phillip Goodwin placed fourth in a field of 72 and junior Cheryl Yanek took 10th among 67 to lead New Paltz’s men’s and women’s cross-country teams, respectively, at the St. Michaels Classic at the Catamount Family Ski Center on Saturday.

Goodwin finished the 8K course in 28:41, shaving 1:18 off his time of 29:59 seven days ago at Plattsburgh’s Cardinal Classic, to help the men take fourth in the team standings. Yanek, meanwhile, completed the 5K event in 21:55, slightly slower than last week’s near personal-record pace of 20:53, to help the women place fifth.

Other finishers for the men were: Matt Brown (19th, 30:41), Kevin Harrison (25th, 31:31), Shaun Roth (31st, 31:48), Corey Crawford (41st, 32:33) and Stephen Conroy (45th, 34:26). Other finishers for the women were: Crista Szymanski (28th, 23:48), Dawson Gerhardt (35th, 24:22), Erica Peterson (36th, 24:28), Alison Tracy (43rd, 25:23) and Sara Dickinson (46th, 26:03).

“I’m very pleased at the way Brown, Harrison, and Roth ran within reach of one another and the future’s looking bright (for the women) based on today,” New Paltz Head Coach Brett Willmott said. “It’s a real hilly course, and they made up their minds in warm-ups that they were going to conquer this dragon.”

New Paltz is at the Vassar Invitational next Saturday. The women’s race starts at noon, and the men’s race follows at 1 pm.

WOMEN’S RESULTS (5,000 METERS)

Individual Results: 1. Kelly Duffy (Plattsburgh) — 19:58 2. Amanda Jinks (Plattsburgh) – 20:05 3. Heather Spellman (Plattsburgh) – 20:45 4. Amy Tolosky (Plattsburgh) – 20:47 5. Mary Kelso (Plattsburgh) – 21:10

10. Cheryl Yanek (New Paltz) – 21:55 28. Crista Szymanski (New Paltz) – 23:48 35. Dawson Gerhardt (New Paltz) – 24:22 36. Erica Peterson (New Paltz) – 24:28 43. Alison Tracy (New Paltz) – 25:23 46. Sara Dickinson (New Paltz) – 26:03

Final Standings: 1. Plattsburgh 15 pts. 2. St. Michaels 70 3. Clarkson 77 4. New York University 80 5. New Paltz 132 6. Norwich 174

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MEN’S RESULTS (8,000 METERS)

Individual Results: 1. Jeremy Drowne (Plattsburgh) – 27:42 2. Jay Wells (Plattsburgh) – 27:43 3. John Mazun (Plattsburgh) – 28:19 4. Phillip Goodwin (New Paltz) – 28:41 5. Shawn Damon (Clarkson) – 29:04

19. Matt Brown (New Paltz) – 30:41 25. Kevin Harrison (New Paltz) – 31:31 31. Shaun Roth (New Paltz) – 31:48 41. Corey Crawford (New Paltz) – 32:33 45. Stephen Conroy (New Paltz) – 34:26

Final Standings: 1. Plattsburgh 20 pts. 2. St. Michaels 62 3. Clarkson 80 4. New Paltz 100 5. Norwich 113