Results

The Northeastern men's cross country team improved upon last year's finish on Saturday at the 2011 NCAA Regional Championship (Audubon Golf Course) hosted by the University at Buffalo, placing 12th out of 33 teams.

Sophomore Eric Jenkins successfully completed his first 10,000-meter challenge of the season, turning in a sterling 11th-place performance with a time of 31:36.9. With his achievement, the Portsmouth, N.H. native will represent the Huskies at the 2011 NCAA Championship in Terre Haute, Ind. Jenkins finished ahead of 229 competitors.

As a top-25 performer on Saturday, Jenkins will be named to the Division I U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region Team (Northeast).

Syracuse won Saturday's NCAA Regional Championship with a collective time of 158:00.7, outperforming Iona by 24 seconds. The Huskies aggregate time equaled 165:22.5.

At last years NCAA Regional Championship, the Huskies placed 15th out of 39 teams at Hammonnaset Park in Madison, Conn.

Second-year harrier Brian Doyle posted a 36th-place mark of 32:24.3 as Northeastern's second finisher while senior Nick Ryan crossed in 33:29.8 for 98th place.

Junior John Jantz motored through the 10K path in 33:51.8 for 121st place while veteran Teddy Vrountas registered a mark of 33:59.7 for 131st.

Senior Joe Siravo closed out his Northeastern career with a time of 35:26.7 for 182nd place. Rookie Stephen Sollowin recorded a 187th-place time of 35:38.5 in his first NCAA event of his career.

Jenkins will continue his fall campaign at the NCAA Championship on Monday, Nov. 21 at the Gibson Championship Course.