Results
Post-Race Interview
Video of Finish by Brittney Sorbello

WENHAM, Mass. -- The University of New England women's cross country team brought home its third consecutive Commonwealth Coast Conference championship Saturday afternoon (Nov. 1), placing four runners in the Top 5 to breeze by the competition at Gordon College.

Thanks to the depth they have displayed all season long, coupled with a winning performance by CCC Runner of the Year Brittney Sorbello, the Nor'easters totaled 24 points to easily top Roger Williams University, which placed second with a score of 58. Salve Regina University (63), Endicott College (119) and Gordon College (135) rounded out the Top 5.

Sorbello finished just inches ahead of Roger Williams' Hannah Zydanowicz to take victory. Both competitors clocked times of 23:55 over the six-kilometer course. Zydanowicz, a participant at last season's NCAA Division III Championship, was the individual winner of the CCC Championship a year ago.

The cold and rainy conditions failed to deter the rest of the Nor'easters' squad, as well, as UNE runners grabbed the third, fourth and fifth spots. Tiana Thomas (3rd - 23:57), Lexie Basiliere (4th - 23:58) and Angel Waters (5th - 24:04) each earned all-conference honors. Waters was also named CCC Rookie of the Year. 

Taxia Arabatzis rounded out the Nor'easters' scoring runners, offering a clutch 11th-place performance with a time of 25:03. Senior co-captain Annelise Donahue also was among the Top 20 runners, finishing 13th as she clocked 25:15.

 

UNE head coach Ron Ouellette was selected CCC Coach of the Year by his peers for the fourth consecutive season. Ouellette's squad will be back in action next week at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship to be held at Westfield State University.


Check out the post-race interview with Erynn Edwards, Brittney Sorbello and Annelise Donahue