From Brandeis University Athletics

The Brandeis University women's cross country team finished in eighth place overall at the 2015 NCAA Division III New England Regional Championships today at Harkness Memorial Park in Waterford, Conn., putting two runners on the All-New England team.

Leading the way for the Judges was rookie Emily Bryson (Quincy, Mass./North Quincy). The University Athletic Association champion finished the 6K course with almost the exact same time as she ran at the conference championships, 22:03.1. She was the third rookie to cross the line today, coming in 13^th overall. Bryson looks to be in good shape to reach her first NCAA Division III championship. She had the best finish by a Brandeis rookie at New England since 1998, when Heather Davidson '01 was 12^th.

Also claiming All-Region honors was junior Maddie Dolins (Highland Park, Ill./Highland Park).  Dolins earned All-New England for the second time in her career, placing 29^th overall with a time of 22:16.1. Dolins was 20^th overall as a freshman, when she helped the Judges reach the NCAAs as a team.

The team's third finisher was Emily's twin sister Julia Bryson (Quincy, Mass./North Quincy), who had her best finish of the season as the Judges' third finisher. Julia placed 63^rd overall with a time of 23:03.2, just ahead of junior teammate Ashley Piccirillo-Horan (Ashby, Mass./North Granby), who was 64^th in 23:04.4. Julia Bryson was the seventh rookie to cross the finish line. Piccirillo-Horan's finish was nine places better than her previous best of 73^rd as a freshman.

Junior Lydia McCaleb (Evanston, Ill. / Evanston Township) rounded out the team's scorers in 73^rd place with a time of 23:13.0, a four-place improvement from 2014.

2015 NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

At Harkness Park, Waterford, Conn.

TOP 10 TEAM SCORES

1)      Williams 44

2)      Tufts 107

3)      Middlebury 108

4)      MIT 114

5)      Wellesley 170

6)      Keene State 177

7)      Amherst 226

8)      BRANDEIS 242

9)      Colby 277

10)   Conn. College 296

BRANDEIS INDIVIDUAL FINISHERS (6K)

1)      Emily Bryson 22:03.1 (13^th – All-New England)

2)      Maddie Dolins 22:16.1 (29^th All-New England)

3)      Julia Bryson 23:03.2 (63^rd )

4)      Ashley Piccirillo-Horan 23:04.4 (64^th)

5)      Lydia McCaleb 23:13.0 (73^rd)

6)      Kate Farrell 23:16.3 (75th)

7)      Kelsey Whitaker 23:07.65 (97^th)