Endicott Runs to Fifth-Place TCCC Finish

Oct. 27, 2007

BIDDEFORD, ME - Endicott senior Ryan Darmody (Portsmouth, RI/Portsmouth) led all Gull runners as he raced to a 28th overall finish in a time of 30:40 on Saturday to help give the Gulls a fifth place finish in the TCCC Championships.

Roger Williams University was crowned TCCC Champions as they were led by the one-two punch of juniors Kevin Clark (Feeding Hills, MA) and Alex Parulis (East Lyme, CT).

Clark, who later in the day was named TCCC Runner of the Year, circled the 8,000-meter course in a time of 27:14 to win the event for the second consecutive year. Parulis posted a time of 27:57 to finish second for the Hawks, who totaled 30 points to best Gordon College (44 points). The University of New England was third with a score of 65.

UNE freshman Matt Veiga (Lynn, MA) placed third with a time of 28:08, and in the process, earned TCCC Rookie of the Year honors. Roger Williams junior Tom Maybury (East Longmeadow, MA) finished fourth, while freshman Dan Gaunya (Woodstock Valley, CT) grabbed fifth place.

Rounding out the Top 10 places, as well as the all-conference team, were: sophomore Tucker Jones (Bowdoin, ME) of Western New England College, sophomore Ben McGrath (Doylestown, PA) of Gordon, freshman Josh Havelin (Seneca Falls, NY) of UNE, freshman Andrew Worth (Gales Ferry, CT) of Gordon, and freshman Jonathan Ellis (Yonkers, NY) of Roger Williams.

Sean Livingston of Roger Williams and John Molvar of Gordon were voted co-Coach of the Year winners, while Endicott College and Gordon shared the Team Sportsmanship Award. University of New England's Sam Powell (China, ME) was chosen Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

TEAMS:

1 - Roger Williams University - 30
2 - Gordon College - 44
3 - University of New England - 65
4 - Western New England College - 89
5 - Endicott College - 172
6 - Eastern Nazarene College - 178
7 - Salve Regina University - 189
8 - New England College - 223
9 - Anna Maria College - 266

INDIVIDUALS:

1 - Kevin Clark - Roger Williams - 27:14
2 - Alex Parulis - Roger Williams - 27:57
3 - Matt Veiga - University of New England - 28:08
4 - Tom Maybury - Roger Williams - 28:12
5 - Dan Gaunya - Gordon - 28:29
6 - Tucker Jones - Western New England - 28:51
7 - Ben McGrath - Gordon - 28:55
8 - Josh Havelin - University of New England - 29:00
9 - Andrew Worth - Gordon - 29:02
10 - Jonathan Ellis - Roger Williams - 29:08

Runner of the Year - Kevin Clark - Roger Williams
Rookie of the Year - Matt Veiga - University of New England
Coach of the Year (tie) -Sean Livingston, Roger Williams/John Molvar, Gordon
Team Sportsmanship Award (tie) - Endicott/Gordon
Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Sam Powell - University of New England