Elon junior Nick
Clolkowski
stands as the
sole Elon runner
to place In the
men's confer
ence champi
onship race.
The two-time
reigning indi
vidual champion
placed fourth for
the Phoenix this
year.
ERIK WEBB I SPORTS DIRECTOR
Elon hosts CAA XC Championships
Christian Galvano
Contributor | @ChrisGalvano
It was a beautiful morning
on South Campus Saturday,
Oct. 28 as the Elon University
cross country program hosted
the Colonial Athletic Associa
tion (CAA) men’s and womens
cross country championships.
Both the men’s and women’s
team faced rival CAA confer
ence teams en route to a third
place finish in both the women’s
6K race, and the men’s 8K race.
Coach Kevin Jermyn was
pleased with the overall perfor
mance on the home course.
“This is the best we’ve raced
all season,” Jermyn said. “It was
a fun day. It was great to be able
to host this meet on a home
course. I thought the teams ran
really, really tough, so overall it
was one of our best races of the
season. I think hosting definite
ly paid off and we’re excited for
how the team did.”
For the Phoenix, the top
finisher on the women’s team
was senior Brigid Brennan,
who finished eighth with a
time of 21:44.68. The team fin
ished with 80 points, just seven
points behind runner-up Col
lege of William & Mary. James
Madison University was able to
capture the women’s title after
placing 47 points higher than
the Tribe.
On the men’s side, all eyes
were on Elon junior Nick Ciol-
kowski, who was trying to win
his third CAA individual title
in as many tries. Ciolkowski
placed fourth in the race, but
was still happy with the result
after recovering from a recent
injury. Jermyn believes Ciol-
kowski’s speedy recovery from
his tendinitis was a pleasant
surprise for the team.
“I know he ran his tail off,”
Jermyn said. “It was a boost for
the team that Nick was going to
run and lead them up front.”
“You can’t win them all,” Ci
olkowski said. “I’m pretty hum
bled because I was hoping for
a win at home three times in a
row; but, you know, at the same
time I’m also pretty happy with
it because I just came off an
injury pretty recently. It’s only
been in the last two weeks where
I’ve been getting over that. I felt
like I pushed hard and went to
my limits and that’s all you can
really ask for in a race.”
William & Mary’s men’s team
captured its 15th consecutive ti
tle Saturday morning, beating
Northeastern University by a
margin of 36 points. Elon fin
ished a distant third, scoring 93
points with Ciolkowski being
Elon’s top finisher.
“They had some added pres
sure and expectations on them
selves so I didn’t know which
way it would go coming into
the weekend,” Jermyn said. “We
ended up doing our best racing
MEN'S BASKETBALL MEN'S SOCCER
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RESULTS
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NOV. 4 TOWSON/ELON
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2-3
WILLIAMSBURG, VA
OCT. 29 JAMES MADISON/
1-3
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SCHEDULE
NOV. 3 HDESTRA/ELON
7:30 P.M.
NOV. 5 NORTHEASTERN/ELON
2 P.M.
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7:30 P.M. NOV. 5 ANDERSON UNIVERSITY/ 5:30 P.M
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SPORTS BRIEFS
today - more training to keep it
going for the next two weeks.
This isn’t the end, but it was
definitely a major step in the di
rection of where we want to go.”
Looking ahead, the cross
country teams are looking to
continue their season strong
with the upcoming regional
championship Nov. 10 in Char
lottesville, Virginia.
“We want to go out there and
have some kids go after all re
gion honors,” Jermyn said. “[Ci
olkowski] hasn’t done that yet,
so if he can go after all-region,
that will be fantastic.”
“That race is a lOK and the
longer the race, the better I tend
to do,” Ciolkowski said. “I’m
excited for that one. Just shoot
for national qualifying ... still
haven’t given up on that goal.
Sometimes you have ups and
sometimes you have downs.
Even though this is a little bit of
a dip. I’m still pretty happy with
how it went.”
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OCT. 24 DAVIDSON/DAVIDSON 2-1
OCT. 28 DEUWARE/NEWARKDE 1-0
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NOV. 4 #3 COLLEGE OE CHARLESTON/ 7 P.M.
MT. PLEASANT, SC
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Football wins
seventh-straight game
Behind the arm of freshman quar
terback Davis Cheek, the No. 10 ranked
Elon University football team defeated
No. 13 Villanova University 19-14 on
Saturday Oct. 28.
The win was Elon’s seventh in a row,
: and fourth against a ranked opponent
this year. Cheek completed 20 of his 34
i pass attempts, throwing for 357 yards
and two touchdowns. After being named
! the co-Colonial Athletic Association
I (CAA) Football Rookie of the Week last
week. Cheek followed up this week with
a CAA Football Offensive Player of the
Week title.
Cheek was joined in recognition by
fellow freshman Kortez Weeks. The wide
receiver became just the third player in
Elon football history to have 200 receiv
ing yards in a game, earning him a CAA
Rookie of the Week distinction.
I Following the win, Elon is 7-1 and
! now ranked No. 7 in the STATS FCS poll
I heading into Homecoming Weekend,
i The Phoenix will host 3-5 Towson
i University at 2 p.m. on Saturday at
! Rhodes Stadium.
Men’s soccer cap
tures playoff berth
: After winning its final Colonial
j Athletic Association (CAA) game on
I Saturday, the Elon University men’s soc-
i cer team qualified for the CAA playoffs.
I The Phoenix defeated Delaware
! University 1-0 to capture the final spot
I in the playoffs. The clean slate was
Matthew Jegier’s 26th of his career, set
ting a new Elon record. For the regular
season, the Phoenix finishes with a 7-4-6
record, 3-2-3 in league play.
Elon will play as the No. 6 seed in
the tournament. The first game of the
playoffs for the Phoenix will be on Nov.
4 against the No. 3 College of Charleston
Cougars. The game will be played in Mt.
Pleasant, South Carolina at 2 p.m.
Volleyball finishes
four-game road trip
The Elon University volleyball team
finished off a four-game road trip this
weekend with a couple of games in
Virginia. The Phoenix lost to both the
College of William & Mary (2-3) and
James Madison University (1-3), moving
Elon’s record to 14-13.
Following the road trip, the Phoenix
still sits in the sixth and final spot in
the CAA tournament. Elon will play
at home in Alumni Gym this weekend
when it welcomes Hofstra University on
Friday, and Northeastern University on
Sunday.
Basketball teams
prepares for season
Both the Elon University men’s and
women’s basketball teams will begin
their preseasons this week .
The men’s team will face off against
Randolph College in an exhibition
game at 7 p.m. tonight in Alumni Gym.
The women’s team will start its season
with an exhibition against Anderson
University on Sunday at 5:30 p.m.
To learn more about the Phoenix’s
season and read about player and coach’s
expectations, turn to the basketball
insert on pages 1-4B.