MXC Results from Yellow Jacket, Highlander and Stockton Invite

9/20/2014 10:27:00 PM

YELLOW JACKET INVITATIONAL
Men's results 

Ithaca, Nazareth, St. John Fisher and Utica competed at the Yellowjacket Invitational at Genesee Valley Park. The Bombers placed third out of 24 teams, followed by the Pioneers (9th), Golden Flyers (18th), Cardinals (12th) and Utica (13th).

Junior Sawyer Hitchcock led the Bombers with a time of 26:21.2, finishing third overall out of 167 competitors on the eight-kilometer course. Next to cross the finish line for Ithaca was sophomore Sean Phillips. Phillips completed the race in 26:49.0 earning an 11th place finish overall. Junior Stephen Gomez and senior Dennis Ryan finished 18th and 24th overall. Gomez clocked a time of 27:01.7 and Ryan 27:07.3.

UC was guided by sophomore Josh Lee who placed first for Utica and 31st overall, out of 281 runners, clocking a time of 27:18. Junior Kyle Cairns and sophomore Erik Winberg placed second and third for the Pioneers, just one second apart, as the duo finished 43rd and 44th overall with times of 27:40 and 27:41.  Senior Jaime McNamara cross the line in 77th place with a watch of 28:41 while junior Corey Zlatiniski rounded out the UC scoresheet in 82nd place, clocking a time of 28:49.

In his fourth collegiate race, Alex Schmitt led Fisher in the eight-kilometer race in 28:32.5, good for 74th place. Senior Evan Magnussen made another strong showing, just trailing Schmitt at 79th place with a 28:45.1 time. Dan Cleary and freshmen duo James Felice and Luke Dunkelberg were the other top-five finishers for Fisher.

Nazareth freshman Kevin Witt was Nazareth's top individual with a 76th-place finish, covering the 8-kilometer course in 28:38.6. Sophomore Matt Battaglia was nexy in 107th place (30:17.4). Other runners were Partrick Neureuter in 116th place (30:41.9); Jacob Murray in 124th place (31:31.6); Tom Lannon in 128th place (31:51.4); Kris Newell in 132nd place (32:13.5) and Ethan Osborne in 141st place (33:08.2). Rensselaer's Jacob Andrews won the race in 26:13.7.


HIGHLANDER INVITATIONAL
The Alfred University men's cross country team placed third of eight teams competing Saturday at the Houghton College Invitational. The host Highlanders took fourth place.
 
Sophomore Kevin Dixon was the Saxons' top runner, completing the five-mile course in 27:18, good for third place. His time beat his personal best by 12 seconds. Freshman Alexander Kenney was 12^th in 29:07; and sophomore Luke Tesoriero was 14^th in 29:14.

Luke DeBoer led the way for Houghton with a 29:17.52 finish, giving him the 16^th spot overall. 


RICHARD STOCKTON INVITATIONAL
Results

The Stevens Institute of Technology men's cross country team placed third overall out of 12 programs at the Richard Stockton Invitational in Galloway, N.J. on Saturday.

Stevens totaled 90 points to narrowly edge Division II Goldey-Beacom College by six points for third. The College of New Jersey won the meet with 20 points, while DII Molloy College placed second with 69 points.

The Ducks averaged a time of 27:36.2 on the 8K course. Stevens rested a majority of its top runners and entered just two of its top five in the race. Those competitors that participated on Saturday all placed within the first 30 scoring runners out of 109.

Senior Thomas Cunningham paced Stevens with a time of 26:31.1 to take sixth individually.

Freshman Greg Arabagian scored 16 points and finished 19th overall in 27:34.2, while senior Nicholas Chapel placed 22nd and 17th in scoring with a time of 27:40.3.

Junior Zach McKeehan clocked a time of 27:58.4 to place 21st (27th overall). Senior Kevin Barresi rounded out Stevens' top five in 30th (37th overall) with a time of 28:16.8.