MXC RPI Invite Results
The Ithaca College men's cross country team finished third at the RPI Invitational Friday on the fast and hilly Saratoga Cross Country Course located at the Saratoga Performing Art Center (SPAC). Utica placed fifthn and St. John Fisher finished 13th out of 15 teams.
Ithaca sophomore Stephen Gomez was the top Empire 8 finisher as he clocked a 26.28.8 over the 8K course. Utica freshman Sam Anderson finished 20th (26:45.9) and junior Evan Magnussen led the Cardinals with a 31st place finish (27:08.6).
The 8K course is mostly a combination of grass, dirt roads and trails. In the first half mile, there is an approximate 200m stretch of pavement which runners are allowed to run on. There is also a grass shoulder to run on. After that point, the only pavement on the course occurs when crossing service roads. The course is considered to have rolling hills; there are four major uphill stretches (about 300m) on the course.
Full Results
3. 114 Ithaca (26:56.2 134:40.8 1:09.8)
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1 11 Stephen Gomez SO 26:28.8
2 12 Dennis Ryan JR 26:29.5
3 13 Sawyer Hitchcock SO 26:31.8
4 37 Sam Horwath SR 27:32.1
5 41 Shane Connor FR 27:38.6
6 ( 48) Paul Lapre FR 27:50.8
7 ( 59) Larkin Bohanan SO 28:12.6
5. 154 Utica (27:10.9 135:54.2 0:56.7)
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1 20 Sam Anderson FR 26:45.9
2 27 Eric Stevens SR 26:58.9
3 31 Morgan Payne SR 27:11.6
4 34 Kyle Cairns SO 27:15.2
5 42 Josh Lee FR 27:42.6
6 ( 58) Erik Winberg FR 28:08.2
7 ( 69) Jamie McNamara JR 28:39.2
13. 369 St. John Fisher (29:10.6 145:53.0 3:29.5)
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1 29 Evan Magnussen JR 27:08.6
2 74 Jose Ramos SR 28:49.6
3 84 Jeffrey Mangiafesto SO 29:27.1
4 88 Sam Harbol SO 29:49.6
5 94 Mitch Lalik FR 30:38.1
6 ( 95) Kevin Jablonski JR 30:58.0
7 ( 98) Daniel Cleary FR 31:25.7