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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Seniors Brendan Epstein and Nick Stenuf finished first and second for Nazareth and 10th and 11 overall to help lead the Golden Flyers to a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional meet at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. Epstein completed the 8-kilometer course in a school-record time of 24:53 while Stenuf finished just one second later. Thirty-nine teams were represented.

With their performances, both Epstein and Stenuf qualified to run at the NCAA Division III championship meet next Saturday at St. Olaf's College in Northfield, Minn. The top two teams in each of the nation's eight regions automatically qualified for nationals plus the next seven individuals.

Epstein was the fourth overall finisher outside of runners from New York University and Cortland, who finished first and second respectively in the team standings. Stenuf claimed the fifth of the seven "wild card" spots for the national meet.

The College of New Jersey finished third overall with 120 points after NYU (37 points) and Cortland (46 points). Geneseo claimed fourth place with 126 points followed by St. Lawrence in fifth with 154 points, RIT in sixth with 178 points, the University of Rochester in seventh with 205 points, and Hamilton in sixth with 266 points. The Golden Flyers finished in ninth place with 309 points.

Senior Aaron Sirtoli (26:15) was Nazareth's third finisher as he finished in 59th place overall. He was followed by freshman Matt Morales (27:08) and senior Michael Anderson (27:14) in 111th place and 118th place respectively. Sophomore Bradly Frink (27:36) finished sixth for the Golden Flyers and 130th overall while junior Robby Castor (28:04) finished seventh and 144th overall.