Olivia Burne joined the leagues of Stony Brook University women’s cross country greats this weekend after finishing first at the America East Championships. The senior finished the 5k in 17:30.14, leading the women’s team to a second place finish.
Stony Brook now has six individual conference champions, making the team second in individual titles behind Boston University, who had 11 overall in their time in the America East.
Although the Seawolves finished in the top three for the 12th straight year, New Hampshire ended Stony Brook’s streak of America East dominance–they were the first non-SBU team to take the title since 2006. Stony Brook was one away from tying Boston’s record of seven consecutive titles.
Burne had support from fellow seniors Annie Keown and Lorraine McCarthy, who finished fifth and 13th. Keown crossed the line in 17:54.31 and McCarthy finished in 18:15.05. Freshman Elizabeth Caldwell and junior Kate Pouder rounded out the group with 22nd and 24th place finishes, respectively.
SBU finished with 63 points to New Hampshire’s 46.
The men’s team also failed to defend their 2012 title, taking third with 70 points behind UMBC (58 points) and Binghamton (65 points).
The Seawolves were led by juniors Eric Speakman and Tyler Frigge, who took sixth and seventh place. Speakman finished the 8K in 25:13.27, while Frigge finished just behind in 25:17.53. Another junior, Alex Kramer, took 18th with a time of 25:36.15.
Stony Brook will compete again at the NCAA Regional meet in the Bronx on Nov. 15.