2013 Bentley University Men's Cross Country News
Varsell Earns 1st-Team Capital One Academic All-America® Honors for 3rd Time; Dooley & Higgins Also Honored
June 25, 2014
Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS), the most decorated student-athlete in Bentley University women’s track history, and Bentley cross country standout Tara Dooley (Lee/Lee HS) have been selected for the 2014 Capital One NCAA Division II Academic All-America® Women’s Track & Field and Cross Country team by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Coach Kevin Curtin’s team was also represented on the Capital One NCAA Division II Academic All-America team in men’s track and cross country with recent graduate Conor Higgins (Randolph, N.J./Randolph HS) receiving third-team recognition.
7 Bentley Cross Country Runners Earn All-Academic Honors from USTFCCCA
February 18, 2014
Seven members of the Bentley University men’s and women’s cross country team have earned Division II All-Academic honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for their performance during the 2013 season.
Dean & Haas Top Finishers for Bentley Men in NCAA Regional
November 10, 2013
Sophomore Tom Dean (Portland, Maine/Deering HS) and freshman Nik Haas (Ramsey, N.J./Ramsey HS) were the top finishers for the Bentley University men’s cross country team during Sunday’s NCAA Division II East Regional at Franklin Park.
Cross Country Set for NCAA Regionals Sunday at Franklin Park
November 09, 2013
The Bentley University men's cross country team will be looking for a top ten finish when the 2013 NCAA Division II East Regional is contested Sunday afternoon at Franklin Park. The 6,000-meter women’s race is scheduled for 1:30 pm and the 10,000-meter men’s event will follow at 2:30 pm. The Falcon women, coming off a third-place finish in last month’s Northeast-10 Championships, are currently ranked second in the regional, trailing only Stonehill College. Three teams will advance out of the East for the trip to Spokane, Wash. for the nationals. Bentley is led by junior Tara Dooley (Lee/Lee HS), the Northeast-10 Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year despite missing the conference championships with an injury. She has two seconds and a third in her three races this fall, and finished second in the regional in both 2011 and 2012. Coach Kevin Curtin will also be counting upon grad student Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./ Lewis S. Mills HS) and senior captain Ashley Nichols (Kenmore, Wash./Inglemoor HS), both of whom were impressive in the Northeast-10 Championships. Varsell finished second, just a second off the winning pace, and Nichols joined her on the All-Conference first team with a sixth-place finish. The Bentley men’s team, in the midst of a reloading season after qualifying for the NCAA Championships a year ago, will be looking to crack the top ten on Sunday. Senior Conor Higgins (Randolph, N.J./ Randolph HS) was the team’s top finisher in the New Englands a month ago and sophomore Tom Dean (Portland, Maine/Deering HS) set the pace for the Falcons in the Northeast-10’s, a meet in which ten of the team’s top 11 were freshmen or sophomores.
Bentley Men Finish 9th in Northeast10 Championships
October 27, 2013
Sophomore Tom Dean (Portland, Maine/Deering HS) was the top finisher for a very young Bentley University team during the 2013 Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Cross Country Championships Sunday morning at Saint Anselm College.
Bentley Women Projected for No. 2 in Sunday’s Northeast-10 Championships; Men Picked 7th
October 24, 2013
A pre-championship poll of conference coaches has the Bentley University women’s cross country team projected to finish second in this Sunday’s Northeast-10 Conference Championships and the men’s team forecast for a seventh-place finish.
Higgins Leads Young Bentley Men’s Cross Country Team in New Englands
October 12, 2013
Senior Conor Higgins (Randolph, N.J./Randolph HS) was the top finisher for a very young Bentley University men’s cross country during the New England Championships Saturday at Franklin Park.
Higgins Top Runner for Bentley During Dartmouth Invitational
September 14, 2013
Senior captain Conor Higgins (Randolph, N.J./Randolph HS) was the number one finisher for the Bentley University men’s cross country team during Saturday’s Dartmouth Invitational, a meet that featured two Division I top-30 teams, Dartmouth College and Syracuse University.
Cooper & Alatalo Top Runners for Bentley Men in Shacklette Invitational
September 07, 2013
Sophomore David Cooper (Woburn/Woburn HS) and freshman Eric Alatalo (Wilmington/Wilmington HS) were the top finishers for the Bentley University men’s cross country team during Saturday’s Shacklette Invitational at Saint Anselm College.
Higgins & Nichols Named Bentley Cross Country Captains
August 31, 2013
Seniors Conor Higgins (Randolph, N.J./Randolph HS) and Ashley Nichols (Kenmore, Wash./Inglemoor HS) have been named captains of the 2013 Bentley University men’s and women’s cross country teams, head coach Kevin Curtin announced.