Cummings Places 14th, Yurkewecz 16th at America East Championship

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

Stony Brook, N.Y. – Junior Laura Cummings placed 14th and Brian Yurkewecz placed 16th to lead the UAlbany women’s and men’s cross country teams at the America East Conference Championship meet at Stony Brook on Saturday, Oct. 27. The Great Danes placed sixth in the team standings in the women’s competition, while the men were seventh as a team. Stony Brook captured the women’s team competition to end Boston U’s three-year reign, while New Hampshire won the men’s team title for the second straight year.

Cummings covered the 5,008-meter course in a time of 18:35.0 to cross the finish line 14th. Freshman Kristine Mun was the second Great Dane to finish, completing the course in 24th place in 19:12.1. Senior Jessica Chichester finished 37th in 19:52.4, freshman Ally Panos placed 49th in 20:36.7, and junior Tashia Alexander crossed the finish line 52nd in 20:58.1 to round out the top-five competitors for UAlbany.

Boston U’s Andrea Walkonen won the women’s race in a time of 17:27.2 to lead the Terriers to a second place team finish.

Yurkewecz completed the 8,124-meter men’s course 16th in a time of 26:44.3. Senior Ricardo Estremera completed his final America East Championship race in 24th place with a time of 27:07.9. Freshman David Rothman finished 37th in 28:04.1, junior Joe Belokopitsky completed the course in 29:10.4 to place 51st, and junior Jared Jupin finished 52nd in 29:16.5 to round out the top-five harriers for the Great Danes.

Alex Felce led a trio of Stony Brook competitors in the top-five by winning the race in 25:32.0.