Eph claim 5 All-NESCAC Men's X-C honors and 4 Women's honors

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Will Palmer '11, Dan Frank '11, Anthony Raduazo '12, Josephat 'J' Koima '12, Edgar Kosgey '10

HADLEY, Mass. - Williams senior Edgar Kosgey (Eldoret Rift Valley, Kenya) and sophomore Josephat Koima (Eldoret Rift Valley, Kenya) earned First Team All-NESCAC honors, while seniors Jeff Perlis (Bethesda, MD) and Corey Watts (Madison, WI) along with sophomore Anthony Raduazo (Bolton) collected Second Team honors.

A familiar face at the front of the Ephs’ pack, Kosgey paced his squad to their fourth NESCAC title in the last four years as he finished second for the second year in a row (25:57). Koima in his first appearance at the conference championship came in third with a time of 26:18.

A year ago Perlis was a First Team selection and Raduazo earned Second Team recognition and was named the NESCAC Rookie of the year.

This Eph quintet led Williams to its fourth consecutive NESCAC crown giving the Ephs a NESCAC-best 12 titles under head coach Peter Farwell who was named Coach of the Year.

Now in his 30th season with the Ephs, Farwell’s team has won more NESCAC titles than any other during his tenure, as they captured their 12th overall crown this past weekend at Wickham Park. It is the third time in the last four years that Farwell has been named Coach of the Year after winning the award in 2006 and again in 2007. He shared the league’s coaching honors with Peter Slovenski of Bowdoin in 2000.  

Edgar Kosgey '10 Josephat Koima '12
Jeff Perlis '10 Anthony Raduazo '12 Corey Watts '10   

Gossels, Scofield, Dear & Goldstein-Kral earn NESCAC honors

HADLEY, Mass. - Williams first year Jennifer Gossels (Sudbury) picked up First Team All-NESCAC honors and the trio of Bret Scofield (Orinda, CA), Annie Dear (Olympia, WA) and Lauren Goldstein-Kral (Shaker Heights, OH all earned Second Team honors.

Gossels was the sixth finisher overall and was clocked in 22:19. Senior Bret Scofield managed to finish 12th overall despite a nasty spike wound at the start that required some stitching. Scofield’s 22:36 earned her Second Team recognition for the second year in a row.

First year Annie Dear was one second behind Scofield in 12th place (22:37) and sophomore Lauren Goldstein-Kral came in 14th (22:39).

With the efforts of the above four the Ephs finished second at the NESCAC Championships. The Ephs will next see action on November 14th when they compete in the NCAA New England Qualifier to determine which teams from the region advance to the NCAA Championships.

Top to bottom: Jennifer Gossels, Bret Scofield, lauren Goldstein-Kral and Annie Dear
 

 
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Companion Corner: Lucy at Second Chance Animal Shelter

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

ARLINGTON, Vt. — There is an excited and energetic pup looking for her new family.

iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home.

Lucy is an 18-month-old heeler/terrier mix with energy to spare. She has been at the Second Chance Animal Shelter for about a month.

Lead canine care technician Alaura Lasher introduced us to her.

"She is a very energetic girl. She loves to play, and as you can see, she came to us from animal control," she said. 

Lucy was not in a great situation before coming to the shelter and they are still trying to learn more about her.

"They had seized her from a pretty neglectful situation. She was actually technically abandoned. She just came to us this last month, so she's still showing us all of her energy she has," Lasher said.

Lucy is able to go home with a dog-savvy cat and older children as she can be a bit jumpy with her bounds of energy.

"The perfect home for her is one that is able to give her a ton of attention and a ton of time playing, she loves her time outside," said Lasher. "She can run forever and not get tired. She can possibly live with another dog who is used to more of a pushy play style. She can be a little pushy when she plays, just because she's so hyper."

Since she is young, she is still learning and training with the staff and might need more with someone who takes her home.

"To the best of our knowledge, she's just a healthy young girl, because she's only a year and a half old, she still got a little bit of learning and training that she could use."

But Lucy is always happy to see anyone and immediately wants to play and say hi. Her endless energy makes her a great companion to play outside with and then hang out after a long day of fun.

"She's just a super sweet girl again. She'll need some help with the training, but as long as you've got time to burn out her energy, she'll make a great family dog," she said.

If you think Lucy might be the girl for you, reach out to Second Chance Animal Shelter and learn more about her on their website.

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