Allegheny College Athletics - Silvester, Grossman lead Gators past Oberlin

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Athletes of the Year

Men's Cross Country

Chris Marker was selected by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as the Allegheny Male Student-Athlete of the Year. An All-American performer in Cross Country, he was chosen over three other nominees for the award.

Marker, a junior, began his 2009-10 school year in fine fashion, claiming placing second at the NCAC Cross Country Championships, first at the Mideast Regional and 14th at the Division III Championships.

He was named to the All-NCAC First Team for finishing as runner-up among 109 finishers at the conference meet. At Regionals, he became Allegheny's first-ever individual region champion, placing ahead of 313 other runners, while the team won its first Mideast Region crown. At Nationals, the Gators took third place.

Marker was strong throughout the cross country season, placing first among 245 runners at Oberlin's Inter-Regional Rumble and second of 200 at Calvin's Knight Invitational. He was twice named Allegheny Athlete of the Week and once was an NCAC Runner of the Week after his performance at Calvin. The SAAC honored him twice as its Male Student-Athlete of the Month in September and October.

For the second consecutive year, Marker won the 5,000-meter run at both the NCAC Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field championship events. He set a new Gator record in the 5K when recording a time of 14:24.08 at Hillsdale's Gina Relays.

After winning the 5,000 at Washington and Lee's Carnival, he was honored as the NCAC Distance Runner of the Week. In April, the SAAC recognized him with his third Male Student-Athlete of the Month award.

Mia Symoniak

Women's Cross Country

Mia Symoniak was selected by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as the Allegheny Female Student-Athlete of the Year. An All-NCAC performer in Cross Country and both Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, she was chosen over five other nominees for the award.

Symoniak had a decorated year as the Allegheny women's top distance runner. During the cross country season, she placed ninth among 91 runners at the NCAC Championships to earn All-NCAC Second Team status. Symoniak finished 25th of 311 finishers at the Mideast Region Regional, claiming All-Region status.

Other in-season accolades included one stint as NCAC Runner of the Week after Symoniak took fifth out of 193 participants at Calvin's Knight Invitational. She was also honored as an Allegheny Athlete of the Week once and was the SAAC Female Student-Athlete of the Month in January.

During the indoor track campaign, Symoniak won the 5,000-meter run at the NCAC Championships while setting a new Allegheny and conference record (17:19.82). She also won the 5,000 individual race at the NCAC Relays and was first in the 3,000 at Mount Union's Jim Wuske Invitational. In her trip to Nationals, Symoniak finished 12th in the 5K.

During the outdoor season, Symoniak established her dominance in the 5,000 with another NCAC title. She also garnered NCAC Distance Runner of the Week honors after placing third in the 10,000 at Bucknell's Bison Classic. Symoniak was also an Allegheny Athlete of the Week.

Silvester, Grossman lead Gators past Oberlin

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4/4/2009 4:47:11 PM

Boxscore

MEADVILLE, Pa. - Abby Silvester tallied a season-high seven points with five goals and two assists, while Meg Grossman made it her third straight game scoring five goals to lead Allegheny over Oberlin 23-10 in North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) women's lacrosse action on Saturday.

The Gators (4-4, 1-1 NCAC), who set the school record for most goals in a game with 22 in the season-opener against Frostburg, reset the program record with 23 thanks to a season-best 16 goals in the first half alone.

The Yeowomen (0-7, 0-2 NCAC) got a five-goal performance from Taylor Fey. She also added an assist for six points on the afternoon. Alice Zicht and Ariel Schuster each added two goals apiece.

Allegheny managed to find the back of the net early and often, scoring its first nine goals on 11 shot attempts in the opening 10:41 of the game.

Silvester sandwiched two goals between a Jensen Paterson goal for a quick 3-0 lead. Silvester recorded her first goal directly off the draw control in 21 seconds flat and then took the ball coast-to-coast off a good clear.

Grossman got her first goal off the day with a drive down the middle of the circle, before Silvester found Caitlin Fearon 46 seconds later for a 5-0 lead. Paterson and Fearon struck again, while Emily Hoar and Kiah Voyer-Colbath each scored to complete the 9-0 run.

Zicht put Oberlin on the board at the 13:37 mark of the first half, finishing a feed from Taylor Fey. The Gators put a halt to the Yeowomen's scoring and rattled off seven more goals to take a commanding 16-1 lead with 2:33 left in the half. Grossman managed a hat trick in the seven-goal spurt.

Oberlin finished the half with three straight goals, two of which were a Dana Rich to Fey combination to cut the deficit to 16-4 by intermission.

Allegheny added seven goals in the second half, reaching the record-setting amount of 23 goals on Christina Zanic's third goal and the Gators final marker of the day with 1:32 left to play.

Rachael Coons picked up her fourth win in the cage, making four saves and only allowing five goals. Becca O'Shurak relieved Coons in the 36th minute and tallied two saves.

Grossman also added a game-high six draw controls, while the team hit the 20+ goal mark for the third time this season.

Allegheny returns to action on Tuesday at Wooster. Game time is 5 p.m.

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