Nor'easters open with win at St. Joe's Relay

Ron Ouellette's teams kicked off their 2009 season in style, capturing the St. Joe's Relay


STANDISH, Maine -- The University of New England men's and women's cross country teams opened their season with a co-ed win at the Saint Joseph's College Relay on Friday morning.

The Nor'easters posted a team score of nine points -- one point shy of a perfect score -- to down the host school.

UNE's top finishers from the relay portion of the event are listed below. 

WOMEN:  
Kim Martins 22:35               
Mary Fehlner 23:13
Jen Sweigert 23:25
Lindsay Forrette 24:36
   
MEN:  
Matt Veiga 18:04
Tim Denoncour 19:28
Bosco Oringa 19:31
Josh Grenier 19:54
   

In the open co-ed portion of the event, Jon Dupuis (21:43), Devon Sargent (21:55) and Zach Pinkham (21:57) swept the first three male finishing spots, while Kim Hentz (24:33) and Nicole Sidiropolous (24:36) were the fifth and sixth-place finishers for women.

The Nor'easters return to competition next Saturday (Sept. 12) when they host the UNE Invitational.