The William & Mary men's cross country team put four runners in the top five and all seven in the scoring line-up earned all-conference honors Saturday at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships, winning the team title for the 16th year in a row.  The Tribe scored 21 points, its best showing since 2010, and easily out-paced the field of six teams.  Northeastern was second with 67 points, and Elon third with 81 points.  The Phoenix' rookie Nick Ciolkowski won the title by less than a second, in 24:22.3.

Leading the way for the Tribe, who now own the fifth-longest winning streak in NCAA history, was junior Faris Sakallah (Chantilly, Va.), who finished second overall in 24:23.0.  It was the best finish of Sakallah's career at CAAs, after taking eighth last year and 11th in 2013.  Senior Ryan Gousse (Apopka, Fla.) was third in 24:33.6, and junior Trevor Sleight (Asheville, N.C.) was fourth in 24:41.7.  Redshirt-junior David Barney (Lynchburg, Va.) turned in his best-ever conference showing in 24:44.7 for fifth place, and freshman Evan Woods (Bethesda, Md.) ran 25:00.7 for seventh overall to complete the scoring.  Ryan Thompson (Bristow, Va.) crossed just a few seconds later for ninth at 25:07.6, and redshirt-freshman Dawson Connell (Yorktown, Va.) finished the line-up in 25:12.7 for 11th place and a spot on the All-CAA team.

William & Mary takes next week off from competition to host the 28th Annual Massey Cancer Center 5K Run and Walk, which begins at Zable Stadium at 5:15 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6.  The event has raised over $150,000 in funds for the Massey Cancer Center at MCV over the years, including $45,000 in the last two years alone.  Registration is free, but a suggested donation of at least $75 is requested.  To register or to donate, please visit http://massey5k.weebly.com/.

33rd Colonial Athletic Association Men's Cross Country Championships
Laurel Hill Plantation - 8K

Team Standings
1. William & Mary 21
2. Northeastern 67
3. Elon 81
4. Hofstra 112
5. Col. of Charleston 123
6. UNCW 126

Top-12 Finishers (All-CAA Team)
1. Nick Ciolkowski (ELON) 24:22.3
2. Faris Sakallah (W&M) 24:23.0
3. Ryan Gousse (W&M) 24:33.6
4. Trevor Sleight (W&M) 24:41.7
5. David Barney (W&M) 24:44.7
6. Nephat Maritim (NU) 24:48.0
7. Evan Woods (W&M) 25:00.7
8. Christian Stafford (NU) 25:02.7
9. Ryan Thompson (W&M) 25:07.6
10. Alex Boseman (UNCW) 25:10.1
11. Dawson Connell (W&M) 25:12.7
12. Douglas Dourado (HOFSTRA) 25:13.7

Other W&M Runners
13. Ryan McGorty 25:24.3
16. AJ Tucker 25:36.8
21. Cavender Salvadori 25:56.9
27. Nathan Thomas 26:15.5