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11-16-09 | Erik van Ingen (Cortland, N.Y.)

Junior Erik van Ingen became the first Binghamton runner ever to qualify for the NCAA Division I championships, highlighting the Bearcats' showing at the Northeast Regional Meet on Nov. 14 at Franklin Park. In the team standings, Binghamton was a program-best eighth out of 36 teams in the men's race.

After capturing the America East individual title two weeks ago, van Ingen finished seventh overall (out of 243 runners) on Saturday. He covered the 10,000-meter course in a time of 31:17. In the process, van Ingen becomes just the third runner from any America East Conference school to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the last 10 years and the first since Jochen Dikefoss of Boston University made four consecutive trips from 2000-03.

van Ingen is also the first Binghamton runner to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships at any Division level since Art Gunther made three straight appearnaces appearances at the Division III meet from 1990-92. Binghamton moved up to the NCAA Division II level in 1998 and the NCAA Division I level in 2001.

The NCAA Division I National Cross Country Championship will hosted by Indiana State University on Monday, Nov. 23. The meet, which starts with the men's race at noon, will be televised live on Versus.

11-9-09 | Michelle McDonough (Orland Hills, Ill.)

Junior volleyball outside hitter Michelle McDonough became the fastest Bearcat to reach the 1,000 career kills plateau this past weekend. McDonough accomplished the feat in just her 300th career set on Friday night at Stony Brook. McDonough currently ranks sixth on the career kills list at Binghamton.

11-2-09 | Men's cross country team

The Binghamton men's cross country team captured its first-ever America East championship on Saturday. With eight runners in the top 21, the Bearcats ran away from the field, which included three-time defending champion New Hampshire. Junior Erik van Ingen won the men's individual title as Binghamton became the first America East men's cross country team in nine year to sweep both the individual and team championships.


10-26-09 | Emily Pape (East Northport, N.Y.)

Freshman soccer player Emily Pape scored another big goal for the Bearcats, who clinched regular-season runnerup honors in the America East. Pape netted her conference-best third game-winner as BU kocked off host New Hampshire 1-0 on Sunday. It was her team-high fourth goal in conference play and earned her AE Rookie of the Week honors for the second time in three weeks.

10-20-09 | Sven Vloedgraven (Lochem, Netherlands)

Junior tennis player Sven Vloedgraven made school history by capturing the prestigious ITA Northeast Regional singles championship with six consecutive wins. Vloedgraven rolled through the 128-man singles draw, beating opponents from Cornell and Yale in the semifinals and finals. He now advances to the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championship Novembver 5-8 at Yale.

10-12-09 | Emily Pape (East Northport, N.Y.)

Freshman soccer player Emily Pape led the surging Bearcats to a pair of wins last week, netting the game-winning goal in victories over Hartford and Maine. Pape, a two-time America East Player of the Game this season, has scored goals in three consecutive games. She was also selected as the America East Rookie of the Week.

10-5-09 | Erik van Ingen (Cortland, N.Y.)

Junior Erik van Ingen made the most of his first race of the cross country season, finishing 17th at the prestigious Lehigh/Paul Short Run. In a field of 386 runners, van Ingen covered the 8,000-meter course in a time of 24:03. In the process, he recorded the highest finish ever by a Binghamton runner at the Paul Short Run. Last season, van Ingen placed a then program-best 42nd (out of 298 runners).The Binghamton men placed a program-best 11th out of 42 teams in the Gold Race.

9-28-09 | Jason Stenta (Binghamton, N.Y.)

Senior goalkeeper Jason Stenta recorded a pair of shutout victories this past week. Against Cornell he stopped seven shots and made a diving save on a penalty kick as the Bearcats won 2-0. Against Niagara on Sunday, Stenta made five more saves as Binghamton took a 4-0 decision. For his career, he now has a program-best 35 shutouts.

9-21-09 | Jake Katz (Williamsville, N.Y.)

Junior golfer Jake Katz was runnerup out of 72 golfers at the St. Bonaventure Keenan Invitational, leading the Bearcats to a third-place team finish. He fired a 2-under 68 in the opening round at Bartlett CC and finished with a 1-over 71 in the final round. His first-round score tied for the fourth-lowest in the tournament's history. Katz currently leads BU with a 74.2 scoring average.

9-14-09 | Chris Gaube (Vestal, N.Y.)

Graduate student Chris Gaube won the men's individual title, highlighting Binghamton's performance at its home cross country invitational on Saturday afternoon. Gaube's win came against a Columbia squad which placed third at last season's NCAA Northeast Regional Championships. He covered the 8,000-meter course in a time of 25:48. It was Gaube second career invitational win, with the other coming at last season's Baltimore Metro Meet.His time was the fourth-fastest performance on the Binghamton course since the program moved up to the NCAA Division I level in 2001.

9-7-09 | Kyle Kucharski (Endwell, N.Y.)

Senior back Kyle Kucharski (Endwell, N.Y./Maine Endwell) tallied a career-high three assists in Binghamton's 3-2 win over Syracuse on Sept. 1. The three assists is the most by a Binghamton player since the program moved up to the Division I level in 2001. Although he was not credited with an assist, it was Kucharski's free kick in overtime that eventually led to Binghamton's game winner against Colgate four days later.

8-31-09 | Anna Lejina (Riga, Latvia)

Junior volleyball hitter Anna Lejina was named the America East Player of the Week and also to the Hofstra/Asics Invitational All-Tournament team this past weekend. Lejina posted 3.64 kills and 1.73 digs per set on the weekend. In a five-set match against Rhode Island, she slammed 21 kills and grabbed a career-high 11 digs. She helped BU go 2-1 on the weekend, good for second place at the tournament.