SCSU Athletics & Recreation To Host "SCSU Cross Country Night" On Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024

General 12/28/2023 1:17:00 PM

SCSU Athletics & Recreation To Host "SCSU Cross Country Night" On Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024

Southern Connecticut State University Athletics & Recreation will host SCSU Cross Country Night on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. Both the men's and women's programs will be recognized at halftime of the men's basketball game against Northeast-10 Conference foe Saint Anselm, with a tip-off set for 7:30 p.m. at James Moore Field House.

The Owls men's and women's cross country programs had a banner year as they captured the Northeast-10 Conference and NCAA Division II East Regional Championships.On the men's side, the Owls defended their title that they won at the 2022 NE10 Championships. In addition, the Southern Connecticut women's cross country team won for the first time in program history. Southern Connecticut became the third school since 2000 to have both the men's and women's teams capture the NE10 title in the same season.

The women's program won it's first regional title in program history after it placed five runners in the top 20 for 58 points while edging Roberts Wesleyan in second place with 70. Briana Grecco, Emilie Noreika, Megan Whitnell, P.J. Dauphinais and Courtney Henchliffe all earned NCAA Division II All-Region honors after finishing in the top 25 of the 117-runner field. It was Grecco's second-straight All-Region honor after also earning 2022 honors.

Men's cross country won its second-straight NCAA Division II East Regional as they placed five student-athletes in the top 11 to defeat Roberts Wesleyan, 32-42. Jonathan Volpe, Sean Barkasy, William Lamburn, Jeremy Rivera and Owen Gagne filled in the top 11 finishes while Sophonias Dires and Luca Cazzaniga also finished in the top 25 to earn All-Region honors.

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