TRINITY MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY QUALIFIES FOR NATIONALS WITH FOURTH PLACE NEW ENGLAND FINISH

North Dartmouth, Mass.- Senior co-captain Todd Markelz (Homer, Alaska) finished 11th overall to lead the Trinity Colege Bantams to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Division III New England Men's Cross Country Championships at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.

The Bantams, coached by George Suitor, qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championships next weekend in Spokane, Wash. for the first time ever as a team. The Trinity men's team was ranked No. 6 in New England and No. 23 in NCAA Division III entering the meet.

The Trinity women finished 11th, led by sophomore Leeann Rheaume (Pittsfield, Mass.), who barely missed qualifying for the women's Nationals with a 26th-place finish. The top five teams and the top 25 individuals earn a trip to the National Championships.

Sophomores Ryan Bak (Suffield, Conn.) and James Emord (Bridgewater, Mass.) placed 15th and 17th for the Trinity men's squad.

Men

1. Keene State 38

2. Williams 52

3. Tufts 128

4. Trinity (Conn.) 197

5. Coast Guard 201

6. MIT 208

7. Bowdoin 214

8. Springfield 245

9. Southern Maine 291

10.Connecticut College 301

11. Bates 312

11. Amherst 312

13. Worcester Tech 327

14. Wheaton (Mass.) 348

15. Wesleyan 399

16. Colby 424

17. Mass-Dartmouth 446

18. Middlebury 483

19. Babson 525

20. Westfield State 565

21. Bridgewater State 567

22. Gordon 629

23. Salem State 664

24. Fitchburg State 680

25. Eastern Connecticut 728

26. Brandeis 734

27. Worcester State 751

28. Rhode Island College 941

29. Roger Williams 959

30. Johnson and Wales 962

31. New England 976

32. Western New England 978

33. Clark 990

34. Endicott 992

35. Maine Maritime 1034

Women

1. Middlebury 60

2. Williams 61

3. Amherst 150

4. Colby 161

5. Brandeis 164

6. Connecticut College 169

7. Tufts 216

8. Bowdoin 266

9. Wellesley 278

10. Keene State 290

11. Trinity (Conn.) 324

12. Wesleyan 339

13. Coast Guard 378

14. Springfield 389

14. Mount Holyoke 389

16. Bates 438

17. Wheaton (Mass.) 470

18. Roger Williams 511

19. Smith 568

20. MIT 607

21. Gordon 624

22. Mass.-Dartmouth 672

23. Worcester Tehc 764

24. Westfield State 784

25. Bridgewater State 791

26. Southern Maine 792

27. Clark 805

28. Babson 808

29. Western New England 840

30 Rhode Island College 854

31. Eastern Connecticut 866

32. Endicott 897

33. Framingham State 930

34. New England 1024

35. Elms 1056

Men

11. Todd Markelz, 25;12

15. Ryan Bak, 25:30

17. James Emord, 25:32

62. Peter Bromka, 26:38

95. Steve Coakley, 27:16

114. Steve Napier, 27:45

119. Ryan Lerner, 27:51

Women

26. Leeann Rheaume, 18:40

41. Karen Roy, 18:55

66. Kristina DePeau, 19:19

93. Caroline Leary, 19:42

98. Sarah Hackett, 19:44

101. Liz Brown, 19:47

109. Kate Klein, 19:52