Heather Norris
The C.W. Post men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the NCAA East Regional meet on Sunday, October 6th, in Boston. The men’s team finished 8th out of a field of 25 teams, while the women walked away with a 17th place finish out of 27 teams.
Junior Christian Altamura was the first Pioneer to cross the finish line in the men’s race, completing the course with a time of 32:45.3 and placing 24th overall. Next was junior Matthew O’Keefe, who finished in 31st place with a time of 33:02.1. Three spots later was graduate student Richard Schmitz, who ran a 33:18.1 to take 34th place, followed by junior Raymond Coyle, whose 33:39.3 finished earned him 45th place.
On the girls’ side, sophomore Jennifer McLaughlin led the team with a time of 25:02.8 to finish in 71st place overall. Freshman Alexa Montegari came in second on the team and 77th overall when she finished the race in a time of 25:13.2, and sophomore Angelica Price ran a 25:42.2 to come in third for the Pioneers and break the top one hundred runners with a 95th place finish.
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