Brandeis Kicks Off Season with Sweep of Bentley
Sophomores Paul Norton and Grayce Selig lead Judges past Falcons
Courtesy of Adam Levin – Brandeis Sports Information Director

WALTHAM, Mass. – Brandeis University sophomores Paul Norton (Amherst, Mass.) and Grayce Selig (Narberth, Pa.) were the individual race winners today as the Brandeis cross country teams defeated Bentley College at Weston High School. The Brandeis men took a 19-42 decision, while the women were 20-41 victors.

In the first race, Norton led the Brandeis men, the No. 29 team in the nation in the most recent USTFCCCA Division III poll with a time of 18:03 over the 6K course. He was followed by fellow sophomore Zach Schwartz (Newtown, Conn.) with a time of 18:23 and senior Mike Stone (E. Falmouth, Mass.) in 18:23. Bentley junior Andy Watson (New Milford, Conn.) and sophomore Dan O'Connell (Medfield, Mass.) took fourth and fifth places, respectively, with times of 18:27 and 18:31, but the Judges had the next six finishers to earn the victory. Sophomore Kerwin Vega (Waltham, Mass.) led that pack with a time of 18:36.

On the women's side, Selig, competing in her first collegiate cross country meet won the four-kilometer race with a time of 15:27. She was followed closely by sophomore Marie Lemay (Saco, Maine). Bentley senior Melissa Nash (Marshfield, Mass.) had the top finish of the day for either Falcon team, coming in third with a time of 15:35. Brandeis's Alyssa Pisarik (Chelmsford, Mass.) posted the top finish by a rookie in either meet with her fourth-place finish and time of 15:45, 18 seconds ahead of the Falcons' Evelyn Marrero (Amsterdam, N.Y.), also a first-year runner. Another large Brandeis pack, eight runners strong and led by rookie Kate Warwick (Boxboro, Mass.) in 16:18 iced the meet for the Judges.

NCAA CROSS COUNTRY MEET
At Weston High School, Weston, Mass.
MEN: Brandeis 19, Bentley 42
WOMEN: Brandeis 20, Bentley 41

MEN – 6K
1) Paul Norton (Brandeis) 18:03
2) Zach Schwartz (Brandeis) 18:13
3) Mike Stone (Brandeis) 18:23
4) Andy Watson (Bentley) 18:27
5) Dan O'Connell (Bentley) 18:31
6) Kerwin Vega (Brandeis) 18:36
7) Ryan Cheng (Brandeis) 18:38
8) Chris Brown (Brandeis) 18:43
9) Alex Hulse (Brandeis) 18:43
10) Will Collins (Brandeis) 18:45
11) Marc Boutin (Brandeis) 18:52
12) Steve Bergantino (Bentley) 19:00
13) Sam Donovan (Brandeis) 19:06
14) Dan Anastos (Brandeis) 19:11
15) Ben Bray (Brandeis) 19:23
16) Eric Webb (Bentley) 19:35
17) Rob Ballenthin (Bentley) 19:38
18) Naveh Halperin (Brandeis) 19:54
19) Bryan Sutherland (Bentley) 19:55
20) Mike Primes (Bentley) 20:00
21) Jeremy Langton (Bentley) 20:06
22) Nick Jones (Bentley) 20:09
23) Tom Witherell (Bentley) 20:11
24) Sean Reagan (Bentley) 20:12
25) Matt Phillipo (Brandeis) 20:21
26) Ray Chen (Brandeis) 21:15
27) Mark Jordan (Bentley) 21:30
28) Gabe Campbell (Bentley) 21:41
29) Dan Fava (Bentley) 22:08

WOMEN – 4 K
1) Grayce Selig (Brandeis) 15:27
2) Marie Lemay (Brandeis) 15:32
3) Melissa Nash (Bentley) 15:35
4) Alyssa Pisarik (Brandeis) 15:45
5) Evelyn Marrero (Bentley) 16:03
6) Kate Warwick (Brandeis) 16:18
7) Beth Pisarik (Brandeis) 16:19
8) Erin Bisceglia (Brandeis) 16:19
9) Emily Owen (Brandeis) 16:26
10) Jess Girard (Brandeis) 16:39
11) Ally Connolly (Brandeis) 16:45
12) Molly Shanley (Brandeis) 16:55
13) Rebecca Happnie (Brandeis) 17:07
14) Brittany Roderman (Bentley) 17:13
15) Maddy McDonnell (Bentley) 17:33
16) Frances Kloza (Bentley) 18:33
17) Lindsey Kennedy (Bentley) 18:55