Coriaty hits her stride at Stonehill College

Stonehill College junior Kristina Coriaty was not able to tap into her potential on the cross-country trails until this fall.

Slowed by stress fractures and other injuries, the Brockton High graduate did not compete on the team as a freshman and ran in a couple of meets at the end of last fall.

This year, Coriaty said, she has felt 100 percent and was part of the Skyhawks' contingent that competed in the NCAA Division 2 Cross Country Championships yesterday in Missouri. Brothers Keith and Kevin Gill of Brockton, Matt Meagher of Mansfield, and Jackie Oates of South Easton were also expected to participate.

Coriaty is following in the footsteps of her father, Phil, a sprinter at Brockton who graduated in 1971.

In high school, she also considered herself more of a short-distance runner, competing for the indoor and outdoor track teams. In the fall, she dedicated her time to soccer until her senior year, when she ran cross country.

"I had more success with relays and not really on my own," Coriaty said. "I figured I would have more room to improve if I moved up in the distance."

But when Coriaty began training for longer runs, overuse injuries popped up.

"I think, coming in, I got all the injuries because of the transition from the sprints to higher mileage," she said. "I don't think my body expected it and it didn't transition as smoothly as I would have liked."

Coriaty began to improve toward the end of the fall last year and that spilled over to the indoor season, where she earned All-New England honors in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2 minutes 58.76 seconds.

Coriaty said she was more than ready for summer training in preparation for cross country. "Once I was completely healthy, it wasn't too hard to train," she said. "It's mainly a confidence issue. I knew I was able to race in track in college. I knew it wouldn't be much different with cross country."

This fall, she was one of four Skyhawks who earned All-Northeast Region honors, and helped the Skyhawks capture the Northeast Region title for the seventh time in eight seasons. The women also won the Northeast-10 championship.

Both the men and women are coached by Karen Boen, who was selected as the women's Northeast Regional Coach of the Year by the United States Track and Field Coaches Association.

Anne Kaduboski may be a freshman, but the Dedham High graduate is setting records on the women's swim team at Bentley College.

Kaduboski reset the school record in the 200-yard butterfly (2 minutes and 14.26 seconds) against Brandeis University Tuesday. She did not win, but she broke the record she set 10 days earlier by a second.

The Falcons beat Brandeis, 133-101, in its final meet before the Northeast-10 Championships, which begin Nov. 30.

The Whitman-Hanson girls' soccer team may not have advanced to the state semifinals, but Panthers coach Dave Floeck does not want his players to be disappointed in their season.

The Panthers finished 21-1 overall, the only loss coming in a 3-2 double-overtime decision against Weymouth in last Sunday's Division 1 South final.

Whitman-Hanson played in its share of tough games this season, playing back-to-back double-overtime games in the sectional semifinals and finals. In the semifinals, Whitman-Hanson earned a 3-2 win against Marshfield.

Whitman-Hanson will lose seven players to graduation, but it will return its entire starting lineup next season.

"We're going to be able to look back and see it's been a fantastic season," Floeck said. "It's been a great journey."

Former high school boys' soccer players from the Plymouth area are invited to participate in the Plymouth High School boys' alumni soccer game Nov. 23.

Alums from Plymouth North, Plymouth South, and the former Plymouth-Carver High and Plymouth High schools are invited to play in the game at the Jungleplex, formerly the Plymouth Sports Dome. The indoor contest will be played rain or shine. The action starts 10 a.m.

The game is also being used as a fund-raiser to benefit soccer programs.

Players and guests may RSVP to Bill Farrell at wfarrell@plymouth.k12.ma.us or Eric Foley at efoley@plymouth.k12.ma.us.

Monique Walker can be reached at mwalker@globe.com.