Men's Results (5000 Meters):

1. Zachary D'Andrea (Jr.) – 16:41 (5:22 per mile) – 16^th Overall
2. Noah Hauswirth (So.) – 16:59 (5:28 per mile) – 23^rd Overall
3. Hayden Baber (So.) – 17:14 (5:33 per mile) – 32^nd Overall
4. Kyle Kornacki (Fr.) – 17:15 (5:33 per mile) - 33^rd Overall
5. Joey Caruk (So.) – 17:34 (5:39 per mile) – 39^th Overall
6. Luke Dalton (Fr.) – 17:52 (5:45 per mile) – 46^th Overall
7. Ian Vasquez (Jr.) – 18:42 (6:01 per mile) – 72^nd Overall
8. Amadeus Bonilla (So.) 22:17 (7:10 per mile) – 114^th Overall

 
The young Warriors team were led by Junior Captain Zach D'Andrea, with exciting Sophomore Noah Hauswirth dipping under the 17-minute barrier as well. The Lynchburg transfer Hayden Baber finished 3^rd for Eastern in his first race as a Warrior, while freshman Kyle Kornacki was a second behind in 4^th. The top 5 was rounded off by Joey Caruk, who finished the 5k in 17:34.
Half of the men's team ran their first race for Eastern, as the team finished 6^th out of 15 teams, with 139 athletes crossing the finish line. The field was made up of several Division 2 teams, as well as 2 Division 1 teams (Uconn and UMass Lowell).

 
Women's Results (3000 Meters):

1. Emely Melendez (So.) – 12:12 (6:33 per mile) – 24^th Overall
2. Meghan Georgescu (Sr.) – 12:24 (6:39 per mile) – 30^th Overall
3. Maya D'Aquila (Fr.) – 12:26 (6:40 per mile) – 33^rd Overall
4. Isabel Cintron (So.) – 12:30 (6:42 per mile) – 36^th Overall
5. Keira Warner (So.) – 13:27 (7:12 per mile) – 64^th Overall
6. Daria Fournier (So.) – 13:35 (7:17 per mile) – 67^th Overall
7. Kayla LaMalfa (Sr.) - 13:45 (7:22 per mile) – 69^th Overall
8. Natalie Estabrook (Fr.) – 15:29 (8:18 per mile) – 92^nd Overall

 
Emely Melendez was Eastern's #1 for the first time in her career, finishing as the 3^rd Division 3 runner overall. Georgescu, D'Aquila, and Cintron all finished within 6 seconds of each other, providing serious depth for the Warriors. The top 5 was rounded off by Sophomore Keira Warner, who helped Eastern finish 6^th overall, the same result as the men.
Eastern Connecticut was the first Division 3 team to finish the 3000 Meter race, narrowly edging out Emmanuel (Mass.) by just 2 points. The only other LEC team was Western Conn., finishing far behind in 10^th place.
 
The Warriors are back in action on Saturday, September 20, when they travel to Middletown, CT for the Wesleyan University Cardinal Invitational. The men will step up to 8000 Meters, while the women advance to 6000 Meters.