WESTFIELD, Mass. – Juniors Rob Dextradeur (Branford, Conn./Branford HS) and Craig Robinson (Scarborough, Maine/Scarborough HS) were the top finishers for the Bentley University Falcons at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships Sunday at Stanley Park.

Dextradeur, who missed earning All-Conference honors by just one place and 1.5 seconds, was 22nd overall with an 8,000-meter time of 25:33.98.  Robinson was four spots behind him in 26th, with his time 25:38.78.

Bentley placed five runners in the top 38 and finished sixth overall among 15 teams with a score of 142.  The Falcon top five also included senior Tom Witherell (Los Alamos, N.M./Los Alamos HS) in 30th (25:42.75), junior Sean Maguire (Essex, Vt./Essex HS) in 36th (25:52.58) and senior Gabe Campbell (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury HS) in 38th (25:57.32).

Stonehill earned the team championship over runner-up Southern Connecticut State, 44-66, and UMass-Lowell (71) was third.  Glarius Rop of American International successfully defended his individual title, winning by about 20 seconds over Steve Polito of Stonehill.

Bentley will return to action Nov. 6 when the NCAA Division II East Regional is held at Boston's Franklin Park.

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

At Stanley Park, Westfield, Mass.

Team Standings: 1. Stonehill 44, 2. Southern Connecticut State 66, 3. UMass-Lowell 71, 4. Adelphi 104, 5. American International 128, 6. Bentley 142, 7. New Haven 211, 8. Merrimack 241, 9. Saint Rose 251, 10. Assumption 272, 11. St. Michael's 318, 12. Le Moyne 319, 13. Saint Anselm 372, 14. Pace 457, 15. Southern New Hampshire 469

Top Individuals: 1. Glarius Rop, AIC, 23:59.72; 2. Steve Polito, Stonehill, 24:19.24; 3. Greg Wilson, UMass-Lowell, 24:24.23; 4. Andrew Coelho, Adelphi, 24:24.75; 5. Corey DeLa Cruz, So. Connecticut, 24:26.37.

Bentley Runners: 22. Rob Dextradeur, 25:33.98; 26. Craig Robinson, 25:38.78; 30. Tom Witherell, 25:42.75; 36. Sean Maguire, 25:52.58; 38. Gabe Campbell, 25:57.32; 53. John Drago, 26:38.21; 56. Concor Higgins, 26:40.32; 57. Brendan Colford, 26:41.86; 69. Ned Furtney, 27:00.87; 78. Bryan