Oct. 3, 2003

Bronx, N.Y. - Senior Jackie Nunez earned her third consecutive victory this season at the Met Championships at Van Cortlandt Park on Friday afternooon. Nunez, who captured the 5k race in a time of 18:03.1, was the first athlete in Stony Brook history to win an individual title at the meet.

The Seawolves, who competed without three of their top runners, finished seventh out of 14 teams.

On the men's side, Dale Summerville finished ninth overall in a personal best 26:04.2 for the 5 mile course. He was followed home in 18th place by Brian Farrell in 26:28.7, who also posted a personal record on the course.

The men's team finished eighth overall, an improvement from 12th place a year ago.

Stony Brook Results:
Women:
1) Jackie Nunez 18:03.1
32) Elizabeth Carlson 19:49.3
76) Meghann DeVito 21:20.4
91) Corinne Leake 21:51.3
110) Rachel Cresswell 22:32.6

Teams:
1) Columbia 39
2) Rutgers 68
3) Manhattan 113
4) Iona 119
5) Fordham 148
6) Wagner 154
7) Stony Brook 218

Men
9) Dale Summerville 26:04.2
18) Brian Farrell 26:28.7
55) Chris Hunt 27:51.3
87) Mike Petrina 28:58.6
91) Preston Smolinski 29:01.3
111) Alec Gonzalez 30:00.2
118) Dennis Desposito 30:17.4
136) Mark Waka 31:33.7

Teams
1) Iona 28
2) Marist 101
3) Manhattan 113
4) Columbia 144
5) Rutgers 146
6) NYU 151
7) Fordham 173
8) Stony Brook 218