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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Williamstown Board Opts to Negotiate with College on Water St. Lot

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff

Newly elected board member Nate Budington, far left, participates in his first in-person meeting along with, from left, Matt Neely, Stephanie Boyd, Peter Beck, Shana Dixon and Town Manager Robert Menicocci.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday decided to enter into negotiations with Williams College on the sale of the vacant town-owned lot at 59 Water St.
 
But the board members made it clear that the college's proposal to acquire the lot is a starting point, not a final deal that the elected officials would accept.
 
"For the sake of continued conversation, I'm in favor of [awarding Williams the site], but if this process wasn't continued with the opportunity for further negotiation, I wouldn't vote to continue this," Peter Beck said. "I think that next step is necessary for us to get to a yes on this."
 
"I think there's wide agreement on that," Matthew Neely said just before the 5-0 vote to enter talks with the college.
 
Williams was the sole respondent to a town-issued request for proposals to develop the former town garage site, currently a dirt lot.
 
The college's stated intent is to build a new Facilities office and create up to 170 parking spaces at 59 Water Street. That use will allow the college to redevelop the current Facilities building site and parking lot as part of a reconception of the school's indoor athletic and recreation facilities.
 
Under the terms of the RFP, the college's proposal was subjected to review by an ad hoc advisory committee to the town manager, who brought the question to the Select Board. That board will have the final say on any purchase and sales agreement.
 
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