SBU records school’s best finishes at NCAAs

Stony Brook recorded its best finishes ever both as a team and individually at the NCAA Championships yesterday in Terre Haute, Ind. The women’s team finished seventh overall led by the Van Dalen twins, Lucy and Holly, who finished sixth and seventh respectively.

“The game plan all the time was for Lucy and Holly to be up in the top 10,” head coach Andy Ronan said. “We knew there were 10 to 12 girls that were going to be contenders. They were right in the middle of it from the word “go.” They just started to lose contact a little bit over the last K.

“Bu they had a great season and it’s nice to be considered with potential to win it and if you don’t win it, you want to get as close as you can and they did that.”

Lucy finished sixth in 20:19.2 and Holly seventh in 20:19.3. The last time Stony Bro...