2011-12 Bentley University Women's Cross Country News

Amy Varsell & John Drago
Varsell & Drago Selected for Capital One NCAA Div. II Academic All-America® Honors

June 20, 2012

– Four-time All-America Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS), a rising senior at Bentley University, has been named to the 2012 Capital One NCAA Division II Academic All-America® Women’s Track and Cross Country first team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), which was announced Wednesday. Her classmate, John Drago (Avon, Conn./Avon HS), also earned Academic All-America recognition with selection to the men’s track and cross country third team.

Three Juniors Earn Capital One Academic All-District Honors
Three Juniors Earn Capital One Academic All-District Honors

May 31, 2012

A trio of Bentley University juniors have been named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District 1 track and cross country teams by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). They are John Drago (Avon, Conn./Avon HS), Sean Maguire (Essex, Vt./Essex HS) and Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Burlington HS).

Evelyn Marrero and Tom Witherell
Bentley Places 10 on 2011 USTFCCCA Division II All-Academic Team

February 09, 2012

Ten Bentley University student-athletes were named to the 2011 Division II Men’s and Women’s Cross Country All-Academic teams by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

Tara Dooley
Dooley Named Northeast-10 Rookie of the Week for 4th Time

November 21, 2011

After posting the best performance ever by a Bentley University woman at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships, Tara Dooley (Lee/Lee HS) has been named the Women’s Cross Country Rookie of the Week in the Northeast-10 Conference for the fourth time.

Tara Dooley
Bentley Finishes 22nd in NCAA Championships; Dooley Cracks Top 50

November 19, 2011

With the snow coming down throughout the race and wind chills in the low teens, the Bentley University women’s cross country team finished 22nd overall in its inaugural trip as a team to the NCAA Division II Championships, held late Saturday morning at the Plantes Ferry Sports Complex.

Watch Bentley Women's Cross Country at the NCAA Championships
Watch Bentley Women's Cross Country at the NCAA Championships

November 19, 2011

The Bentley women's cross country team will be making their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II Women's Cross Country Championships today at 2 pm ET, and you can watch all the action by clicking here.

Tara Dooley
NCAA.com Features Bentley's Tara Dooley

November 17, 2011

Amy Farnum of NCAA.com recently spoke with Bentley women's cross country runner Tara Dooley about her impressive freshman season after she had never participated in the sport before. This weekend, Dooley and her teammates are in Spokane, Wash. for the NCAA Division II Championships.

Amy Varsell (r) and Caitlin Fahey
Bentley Women’s Cross Country Will Take a #25 National Ranking into NCAA Championships

November 14, 2011

The Bentley University women’s cross country team will take a number 25 national ranking when it travels across country to Spokane, Wash. for this Saturday’s NCAA Division II Championships. It will be the Falcons’ first-ever appearance as a team in the championships.

Tara Dooley
Dooley Named Northeast-10 Women’s Cross Country Rookie of the Week

November 07, 2011

Following her outstanding performance in Sunday’s NCAA Division II East Regional, Bentley University freshman Tara Dooley (Lee/Lee HS) has been named the Women’s Cross Country Rookie of the Week in the Northeast-10 Conference. It’s the third time this season she’s received the honor.

Tara Dooley
Dooley, Varsell Lead Bentley to 2nd in NCAA Regional & Trip to NCAA Championships

November 06, 2011

With freshman Tara Dooley (Lee/Lee HS) and junior Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Burlington HS) leading the way, the Bentley University women’s cross country team earned a first-ever trip to the NCAA Division II Championships by virtue of finishing second among 27 teams at the NCAA Division II East Regional Sunday afternoon at Franklin Park.

Bentley Cross Country Teams Have Sights on Trip to Nationals
Bentley Cross Country Teams Have Sights on Trip to Nationals

November 04, 2011

The Bentley University men’s and women’s cross country teams will have their sights set on earning a trip to Spokane, Wash. and the NCAA Division II Championships when they run Sunday afternoon at Boston’s Franklin Park in the NCAA Division II East Regional. The women’s race is set for 1:30 pm and the men will follow at 2:30 pm.

Tara Dooley
Berkshire Eagle: "Success for Dooley in new sport"

October 30, 2011

Berkshire Eagle sportswriter Howard Herman recently caught up with Bentley University freshman Tara Dooley to discuss her transition from a high school player who competed in basketball, soccer and lacrosse into the Northeast-10 Women's Cross Country Freshman of the Year. Here's his story, which appeared in the Oct. 30 edition of the paper and on the paper's website at www.berkshireeagle.com.

Bentley Women’s Cross Country Cracks Top 25 for the First Time
Bentley Women’s Cross Country Cracks Top 25 for the First Time

October 27, 2011

For the first time in the program’s history, the Bentley University women’s cross country team has cracked the USTFCCCA Division II Top 25.

Tara Dooley
Dooley Named NE-10 Women’s Cross Country Rookie of the Week

October 24, 2011

Bentley University freshman Tara Dooley (Lee/Lee HS) has been named the Women’s Cross Country Rookie of the Week in the Northeast-10 Conference after her outstanding performance in the conference championships Sunday. It’s the second time this season that Dooley has received the honor.

Tara Dooley, NE-10 Rookie of the Year
Dooley Named NE-10 Rookie of Year after Leading Bentley to 2nd Place Finish

October 23, 2011

Sunday morning and helping the Falcons to a second-place finish as a team. Bentley University freshman Tara Dooley (Lee/Lee HS) earned Women’s Cross Country Rookie of the Year honors in the Northeast-10 Conference after finishing a strong second in the conference championships

Bentley Cross Country Set for 2011 Northeast-10 Championships
Bentley Cross Country Set for 2011 Northeast-10 Championships

October 20, 2011

Three athletes whose resumes include past All-Conference recognition and promising freshman Tara Dooley (Lee/Lee HS) will be among the members of the Bentley University cross country teams who’ll be in action Sunday morning when the 31st Northeast-10 Conference Championships are contested at the Stanley Park in Westfield.