Cardinals Have 3 All-N.E. Performers Led by Sean Watson '08 & Lucia Pier '08, Both Compete in NCAAs
With Sean Watson '08 (left in photo) coming through with a second-place finish in a field of 330 runners and Lucia Pier '08 (right in photo) and Ravenna Neville '10 both coming up with top-35 finishes, Wesleyan had three runners earn all-New England status during the New England Division III meet hosted by Conn. College Sat., Nov. 10 at Harkness Park in Waterford. Watson and Pier both earned a trip to the NCAAs Sat., Nov. 17 at St. Olaf College with their outstanding effort as Watson's time of 25:00.5 over the 8k course was just five seconds behind regional winner Edgar Kosgey of Williams. Watson was Wesleyan's top finisher at Nationals in 2006 with a 67th-place showing as the Cardinals qualified as a team. Wesleyan placed 13th of 47 teams at New Englands this year. The women finished eighth of 47 squads behind the 18th-place effort of Pier (22:20.9 for 6k) and the 29th-place performance of Neville (22:33.4). Pier was one of seven individuals taken for the NCAAs after the top five teams in New England (all from the NESCAC) were chosen. The women also got solid runs from Jessica Levin '11 (69th) and Hannah Hastings '08 (71st), both in the top 25 percent of the field of 344. On the men's side, Jonah Blumstein '09 was the Cardinals' second finisher in 53rd place. At Nationals, Watson covered the 8k trail in 25:43 to place 80th of 280 entrants while Pier turned in a time of 23:06 for 6k for a 120th-place posting among 280 runners. (photos courtesy of SteveMcLaughlinPhotography.com)
