MIT MEN SWEEP FIELD AT MT. HOLYOKE INVITATIONAL
September 30, 2006
MIT rested seven of their top eight runners in the men's race of the Mt. Holyoke Invitational but the results did not indicate it as Kevin Brulois led the sub-varsity to a sweep of the top 10 places with his 26:43 winning performance. Tech's depth was clear as the delta for the 1-10 spread was a mere 1:17. Running to second place was Babson College with 61 points, followed closely by Clark University with 65 points. Framingham State brought up the rear with 115 points.
The course will be the site of the NEWMAC Conference Championship so MIT took advantage of the opportunity to race on the course. A fairly flat course, the many turns slow it down significantly.
Running season bests in the meet were Matt Bieniosek (28:49), Yermie Cohen (27:19) and Kevin DiGenova (27:58). Running personal bests were Ethan Huwe (28:28), Peter Mulligan (29:23), Archi Stuk (27:31) and Sandy Spicer who ran a 1:19 personal best.
The women's team also rested their top seven, but with less depth and stiffer competition than the men, they were forced to settle for a tie for second with Mt. Holyoke College with 65 points. Winning the meet with 23 points was Wellesley College led by freshman Clare Egan running 19:29 for first place.
MIT's number eight runner, Adrienne Bolger, ran an impressive 19:57 personal best, good for third place overall. Racing for the first time this season were Erika Erickson (20:24) and Jessie Thompson (20:59). Both are coming back from early season injuries and hope to be varsity contributors later in the season. Liz Labuz place third for the Engineers with a time of 20:57. Becky Idell ran a personal best of 21:22 to finish sixth for Tech.
Next Saturday MIT heads back to Franklin Park for the NEICAAA (All New England) Championship. The women's sub-varsity race at noon is followed by the varsity race at 12:30. The men's varsity race follows the women's races at 1:00 and the schedule is concluded with the men's sub-varsity race at 1:45. This race will be a good mid-season indication as to how MIT stacks up against the top Division III teams in the region.