2008 Woodie Awards
Tecco, Guerriero lead teams to victory
By Leann Weiner
Issue date: 10/31/07 Section: Sports
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According to head coach Phil Jennings, the meet, which was held at Richard Stockton College, could not have gone any better.
"The team did what they needed to do," he said. "The victories were not a surprise. They were expected."
The women's team won its 13th straight NJAC championship and 24th league crown. The Lions achieved the lowest score possible by placing all seven scorers in the top seven. While the College scored 15 points, the second place team was Stockton with 74 points. Rowan placed third with 81 points.
Senior Angela Tecco placed first in the women's 6K race with a time of 23:48.94. Since it was Tecco's first season of collegiate cross country, she earned the NJAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year and was also awarded the Rookie of the Year.
Junior Stephanie Herrick came in second (23:55.19), while junior Nicole Ullmeyer ran right behind her to place third (23:56.72). Taking fourth and fifth were junior Sara Best (23:59.20) and senior co-captain Christine Nystrom (24:02.19).
Freshman Kristen Lewis crossed the line in 23:05.38 to take sixth place, and senior Erin Enderly took seventh place in 24:10.72 to complete the sweep.
The men's team captured its 14th consecutive NJAC Championship and claimed its 19th league title overall. The College placed first with a combined score of 22 points. Coming in second was Rutgers University-Camden with 65 points and third place went to Rowan University with 75 points.
The Lions placed six runners among the top 10 individual finishers. Leading the men on the standard 8K course was junior Chris Guerriero. Guerriero won his second straight men's individual title in a time of 25:25.48, making it the 12th victory in a row for the College at the NJAC meet.
Following Guerriero's pace, freshman T.J. Bocchino captured a third place finish (25:49.93). He also won the NJAC Men's Cross Country Rookie of the Year award. Last year's Rookie of the Year, sophomore Mike Fonder, placed fifth (26:18.45), senior Anthony Arnold took sixth (26:21.13) and sophomore Brandon Rodkewitz placed seventh (26:25.87).
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