Race-by-Race Summary of 2008 Wesleyan Cross-Country Season

Men's Record:  0-2 duals, 68-45 overall
Women's Record:  0-2 duals, 70-41 overall

9/27/08 - MEN IN WESLEYAN INVITATIONAL - 1st of 8 teams
TEAM SCORING AT WESLEYAN INVITATIONAL:  Wesleyan 43, Conn. College 45, Bates 68, SUNY-Delhi 91, St. Joseph's (LI) 153, Norwich 172, Endicott 196, Albertus Magnus 206.
WESLEYAN'S SCORING FIVE AT WESLEYAN INVITATIONAL  (8k course):  4) Jonah Blumstein  27:00.66 ; 8)  Justin Spring  27:33.0 ; T9) Sam Kurtis and Chris Foster  27:41.0 ; 12)  Charles Lang  27:55.0  (103 total finishers).
Complete Individual Results of Wesleyan Invitational Men's Race

9/27/08 - WOMEN IN WESLEYAN INVITATIONAL - 3rd of 8 teams
TEAM SCORING AT WESLEYAN INVITATIONAL:  Conn. College 35, Bates 41, Wesleyan 54, Endicott 135, St. Joseph's (LI) 147, Norwich 185, SUNY-Delhi 189, Albertus Magnus 235.
WESLEYAN'S SCORING FIVE AT WESLEYAN INVITATIONAL  (5k course):  1) Liz Wheatley  19:28.0 ; 2)  Ravenna Neville  19:50.0 ; 14)  Anna Schindler  20:54 ; 22)  Sarah White  21:10.0 ; 23)  Jessica Levin  21:11.0.  (95 total finishers).
Complete Individual; Results of Wesleyan Invitational Women's Race

10/11/08 - MEN IN NEW ENGLAND OPEN - 22nd of 47 teams - Boston, Mass.  (Franklin Park)
TOP-10 TEAM SCORING AT NEW ENGLAND OPEN:  UMass Lowell  79, New Hampshire  89, Brown  97, Dartmouth  192, UMass Amherst  196, Amherst & Boston U.  264, Williams  267, Boston College  299, Stonehill  314 .  Wesleyan  (22nd)  605.
WESLEYAN'S SCORING FIVE AT NEW ENGLAND OPEN  (8k course):  77)  Jonah Blumstein  25:57 ; 117)  Charles Lang  26:27 ; 126)  Matt Katz  26:30 ; 127)  Justin Spring  26:31 ; 158)  Chris Foster  26:51.  (316 total finishers).
WINNER OF RACE:  Tim Ritchie  (B.C.)  24:35.
Complete Results of New England Open Men's Race

10/11/08 - WOMEN IN NEW ENGLAND OPEN - 22nd of 45 teams - Boston, Mass.  (Franklin Park)
TOP-10 TEAM SCORING AT NEW ENGLAND OPEN:  Boston College  38, Brown  141, Williams  190, Dartmouth  193, Boston U.  201, Middlebury  208, New Hampshire  220, Northeastern  229, Amherst  299, Quinnipiac  317.  Wesleyan  (22nd)  628.
WESLEYAN'S SCORING FIVE AT NEW ENGLAND OPEN  (5k course):  40)  Liz Wheatley  18:43 ; 50)  Ravenna Neville  18:49 ; 170)  Anna Schindler  20:11 ; 176)  Tess Crain  20:16 ; 192)  Sarah White  20:26.  (301 total finishers).
WINNER OF RACE:  Andrea Walkonen (BU)  17:19.
Complete Results of New England Open Women's Race

10/25/08 - MEN IN LITTLE THREE MEET AT WILLIAMS
TEAM SCORING:  Williams  21, Amherst  48, Wesleyan 71
WESLEYAN'S SCORING FIVE:  4)  Jonah Blumstein  26:33 ; 17)  Matt Katz  27:28 ; 19)  Charles Lang  27:38 ;  21)  Chris Foster  27:45 ; 23) James Lawrence  27:55.
Winner of Race:  Perlis (Williams)  26:12.
Link to complete results of Little Three men's meet.

10/25/08 - WOMEN IN LITTLE THREE MEET AT WILLIAMS
TEAM SCORING:  Williams  24 Amherst  51, Wesleyan  64
WESLEYAN'S SCORING FIVE:  3)  Liz Wheatley  19:05 ; 9)  Ravenna Neville  19:31 ; 22)  Anna Schindler  20:29 ; 36)  Tess Crain  21:07 ; 44)  Jessica Levin  21:36.
Winner of Race:  Tropiano  (Amherst)  18:38.
Link to complete results of Little Three women's meet.

11/1/08 - MEN IN NESCAC CHAMPIONSHIP AT BATES - 9th of 11 teams
TEAM SCORING AT NESCAC MEET:  Williams  44, Trinity  85, Amherst  93, Tufts  129, Conn. College  130, Middlebury  143, Bowdoin  176, Hamilton  199, Wesleyan  202, Bates  216, Colby  351.
WESLEYAN'S SCORING FIVE AT NESCAC MEET  (8k course):  22) Jonah Blumstein  26:33 ; 33)  Charles Lang  26:53 ; 40) Chris Foster  27:02 ; 56)  Matt Katz  27:24 ; 67)  Mac Schneider  27:37.  (119 total finishers).
WINNER OF RACE:  Peter Kosgei  (Hamilton)  25:07.
Complete Results of NESCAC Meet Men's Race

11/1/08 - WOMEN IN NESCAC CHAMPIONSHIP AT BATES - 8th of 11 teams
TEAM SCORING AT NESCAC MEET:  Middlebury & Williams  48, Colby  125, Tufts  139, Amherst  143, Bowdoin  148, Bates  156, Wesleyan  219, Conn. College  258, Hamilton  259, Trinity  292.
WESLEYAN'S SCORING FIVE AT NESCAC MEET  (6k course):  6)  Liz Wheatley  22:23 ; 18)  Ravenna Neville  22.55 ;  64)  Anna Schindler  24:24 ; 95)  Tess Crain  25:24 ; 97)  Jessica Levin  25:25.  (117 total finishers).
WINNER OF RACE:  Elise Tropiano  (Amherst)  21:49.
Complete Results of NESCAC Meet Women's Race

11/8/08 - MEN IN ECAC DIV. III CHAMPIONSHIP IN BRISTOL, R.I. (Colt State Park) -  11th of 48 teams  (Note - Wesleyan used its "B" team for this race so results do not count on overall record)
TOP 10 TEAM SCORING AT ECAC MEET:  Williams  64, Keene St.  100, Middlebury  144, Oneonta St.  146, Vassar  183, Amherst  221, St. Vincent (PA)  224, TCNJ  254, Southern Maine  354.  Wesleyan  (11th) - 360.
WESLEYAN'S SCORING FIVE AT ECAC MEET  (8k course):  39)  Tom Akita  27:51 ; 40)  Brad Litchfield  27:54 ; 44)  Fred Zenker  27:56 ; 113)  Andrew Freitas  29:02 ; 128)  Avinash Sridhar  29:15.  (322 total finishers).
WINNER OF RACE:  Adam Smith (St. Vincent, Pa.)  26:18.
Complete Results of ECAC Meet Men's Race

11/8/08 - WOMEN IN ECAC DIV. III CHAMPIONSHIP IN BRISTOL, R.I. (Colt State Park) -  Did not field a full team
Note - Dessie Stefanova represented Wesleyan at the ECAC meet and placed 54th of 298 runners in a time of 25:27 for 6k.

11/15/08 - MEN AT NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP IN WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. (Mt. Greylock Regional HS) - 15th of 49 teams
TOP 10 TEAMS SCORING AT NEW ENGLAND DIV. III MEET:  Williams  36, Amherst  122, Trinity  143, Brandeis  158, Bowdoin  204, Middlebury  217, Keene St.  220, MIT  227, Southern Maine  233, Conn. College  263..  Wesleyan  (15th) - 380.
WESLEYAN'S SCORING FIVE AT NEW ENGLAND DIV. III MEET:  63) Charles Lang  27:36.2 ; 69)  Matt Katz  27:49.6 ; 71) Justin Spring  27:50.5 ; 78)  Jonah Blumstein  27:56.2 ; 99) Chris Foster  28:23.1  (331 total finishers)
WINNER OF RACE:  Edgar Kosgey (Williams)  25:52.7.
Link to complete results of New England Division III  men's race

11/15/08 - WOMEN AT NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP IN WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. (Mt. Greylock Regional HS) - 10th of 49 teams
TOP 10 TEAMS SCORING AT NEW ENGLAND DIV. III MEET:  Middlebury  57, Williams  82, MIT  161, Colby  170, Amherst  174, Tufts  197, Bowdoin  224, Bates  268, Keene St.  274, Wesleyan  299.
WESLEYAN'S SCORING FIVE AT NEW ENGLAND DIV. III MEET:  5)  Ravenna Neville  23:02.6 ; 11)  Liz Wheatley  23:10.7 ; 81)  Anna Schindler  24:59.6 ; 99)  Tess Crain  25:22.9 ; 103)  Jess Levin  25:30.2.  (330 total finishers).
WINNER OF RACE:  Elise Tropiano (Amherst)  21:49.3.
Link to complete results of New England Division III  women's race

11/22/08 - WOMEN'S NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP AT HANOVER COLLEGE
Note:  Ravenna Neville '10 and Liz Wheatley '09 represented Wesleyan as individual entrants at the NCAA Championship.  Neville covered the 6k course in 22:02.92 to place 52nd of 279 runners while Wheatey finished 101st in a time of 22:30.10.  The winner of the race was Marie Borner of Bethel in a time of 20:43.91.  Elise Tropiano of Amherst was second and the top finisher from the NESCAC.  Middlebury won the team title, giving the NESCAC its third straight championship and eighth in the last nine years.
Link to complete results of NCAA Division III women's championship race