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ross country to AMC( title
For the third straight year, the men's cross
country team has taken home the AMCC Title,
deftly handling all challengers this weekend.
The women's team finished just short of the
title, coming in third overall behind Frostburg
State University and Franciscan.
The Behrend Men's Cross Country team dom
inated the field, with seniors Kevin Gorny and
Andy lams finishing first and second overall,
respectively. Along with the team's success,
there were individual accomplishments as
well.
Gorny was named the AMCC Champion of
this season for the second time since 2007.
In addition to repeating success, both
Gorny and Jams made the All-Conference
Team for the fourth year in a row, making
them the only the fifth and sixth men in the
history of Behrend's Cross Country to do so.
"It was pretty exciting," said lams. "I've
been running for ten years and to end my run
ning career with a Conference Champi
onship and as a runner-up with these
guys is amazing."
For the women, the main competi
tion was Frostburg State University
and Franciscan University, last year's
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defending champions
"We ran our hardest," said
junior captain Liz Keller. "Fran
ciscan is a tough team. They de
served everything that they won
today. They will still be a tough team
to beat next year, as their best run
ners will be returning next year."
Running through the muddy
fields from the weather overnight
as well as the morning's presented
a challenge for all teams.
"The field was terrible," said sen
ior captain Kevin Gorny. "The mud
was thick and my time was affected
by it. But we were racing to place,
not for time, and I was real proud of
my team."
Under Gorny's lead, the men also
earned 17 points, the lowest - and best -
number of points a cross country team
has scored in the history of the AMCC.
"Both men's and women's teams ran ex
cellent races," said Behrend's head coach
Greg Cooper. "Our women ran well and I'm
pleased with Jenna [Fatica] and Emily
[Berry]. As for the men, one of the hard
est things to do in sports is to do what
you're supposed to do. It was awesome
for them to step up and stay focused."
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flu vaccine
The first round of the free 2009
i. HI NI influenza vaccine will be avail
(e to students, faculty, and staff on
!nesday and Thursday.
On Nov. 11, the vaccine will be avail
able in McGarvey Commons from 8:30
a.m. until 4 p.m. The following day, the
Junker Center will provide the vaccine
from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The vaccine that Behrend has been
given is the inactivated shots, not the
nasal spray. According to the Center
for Disease Control, inactivated shots
mean that the virus in the vaccine has
been killed; patients cannot get in
fluenza from the shot.
McMahon says that Edinboro Uni
versity charged students five dollars
for the vaccine.
At Behrend,
though, the
treatment will
be free
"The govern
ment is giving
[the shots] to us
for free and we
want to supply
people for free,"
McMahon said.
"We just want
people to
come."
According to
y Pasky
McMahon, Di-
rector of the
Health and
Wellness Cen
ter, students will
only need to
present their
Penn State ID
card and fill out
a consent form
in order to be
vaccinated.
McMahon or
dered a total of
5,108 vaccines a
month ago and
will receive
2,500 on Tues
day. "I ordered
one for every
student, faculty,
and staff," she
said.
"I don't want
people to get
comfortable
when they hear that we have 2,500 and
say 'l'll get it later' because we don't
know when we will get more after
these," she said.
Before the clinic, the vaccines will
be stored in the Health and Wellness
Center. McMahon said that Randy
Geering, director of Housing and Food
Services, loaned the Health and Well
ness Center two refrigerators to store
the vaccine.
McMahon's greatest concern is that
students will not take advantage of the
free vaccine opportunity due to misin-
formation
"We want (students) to know that
the H IN I vaccine is just as safe as the
seasonal vaccine, it's been tested, and
in the risk and benefit ratio- it is bene
fit. It will not give you HINI," she said.
"(Receiving the vaccines) is exciting
for us," McMahon said. "I hope stu
dents will take advantage. The target
is students."
The HINI vaccine, however, does
not guard against seasonal flu. The
CDC suggests that patients who re
ceive the HINI vaccine should also
seek out the seasonal flu vaccine as
recommended.
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