Holmdel, N.J. (November 1, 2008)--Mount St. Mary's men's cross country had three runners earn All-Northeast Conference honors en route to a second-place finish at the NEC Championships held at Holmdel Park on Saturday afternoon. The Mount women finished in eighth place at the event.

Junior Kyle Ryan (New Market, Md./Linganore) finished in fourth place while freshman Dylan Bernard (Frederick, Md./Urbana) was right behind in fifth place to pace the Mount and earn All-NEC honors. Ryan finished the 8K Course in a time of 26:49.7 while Bernard had a mark of 27:01.7. Senior Matt Logie (Germantown, Md./Northwest) finished 13^th with a time of 27:13.4 to also earn All-NEC honors. It is the fourth-straight year Logie has earned a spot on the All-Conference team.

Morgan Sowell (Frederick, Md./Frederick) finished 20^th overall and Justin Brackett (Point Pleasant, N.J./Toms River North) 34^th to round out the Mount's top five.

Quinnipiac took first place behind four all-NEC performers and 52 points, while Mount St. Mary's landed a trio of all-league honorees en route to taking second place (76). Sacred Heart totaled 102 points, good for third place on the team leaderboard, as Monmouth (103) and Wagner (126) rounded out the top-five. Saint Francis (PA) turned in a sixth-place standing with 138 points, whil Central Connecticut State (148), Robert Morris (185), Bryant (189), Long Island (287) and St. Francis (NY) (297) rounded out the 12-team field.

The Mount women were led by Liz Kessler (Mount Laurel, N.J./Paul VI) who placed 35^th in the field. The rest of the Mount's top five included Brianne Vozzella (Hershey, Pa./Lower Dauphin) (38^th), Samantha Willox (Kent Island, Md./Kent Island) (50^th), Jessica Rafeedie (Germantown, Md./Northwest) (55^th) and Maura Tipping (Landsdowne, Pa./Merion Mercy Academy) (58^th).

On the women's side, Quinnipiac had four runners finish in the top-14, each earning all-Conference accolades and propelling the Bobcats to the team title with 32 points. Sacred Heart also had four all-NEC performers in its second place finish (62), while Monmouth claimed third with two all-league harriers and 76 points. Saint Francis (Pa.), which is home to two all-Conference honorees, scored 113 points and Central Connecticut State totaled 129 points to round out the top-five. Wagner's 157-point effort was good for sixth, while Robert Morris (192), Mount St. Mary's (209), Bryant (249), Long Island (290), St. Francis (NY) (310) and Fairleigh Dickinson (349) completed the field.

Both teams head to the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals in two weeks.