4 Ephs earn All-NESCAC honors; Brunelli Rookie of the Year

Williams senior Lauren Philbrook (Hopkinton, MA) finished in fifth place (22:30) at the recent NESCAC Women's Cross Country Championship race recently to earn All-NESCAC First Team honors along with first year Mary Brunelli (West Cornwall, CT).

Brunelli toured the Pineland Farms course in 22:33 and finished in seventh place. Sophomore Meghan Shea (Nesconset, NY) came in 13th (22:38)

Finishing just one second behind Brunelli in eighth place was junior Bret Scofield (Orinda, CA) who crossed the line in 22:34.

This quartet of Ephs helped to propel the purple into a tie for first place with Middlebury. Williams has now won nine outright NESCAC titles and has tied for the title in 2004 and 2008. Both ties were with Middlebury.

Williams has won both the men's and women's NESCAC title in the same year three times, 1996, 1997 and 2008.

Nationally the Ephs are ranked second and they are first in the New England poll.

Farwell will rest his top seven this weekend before bringing them back to compete on November 15th at the NCAA Regional qualifier to be hosted by the Ephs at Mt. Greylock HS.

Lauren Philbrook '09	Mary  Brunelli '12	Bret Scofield '11	Meghan Shea '11