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Jon Moote placed first among 31 runners

Moote Paces Men's Cross Country at Daemen Duels

Sophomore Places First Among 31 Runners in Collegiate Debut

9/11/2021 2:11:00 PM

By: Tom McDermott

DAEMEN DUELS — COMPLETE RESULTS


WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. - The Daemen College men's cross country team placed second out of four teams at the Daemen Duels held today at Bassett Park in Williamsville, N.Y. It marked the first meet hosted by Daemen since the 2017 NCAA Division II East Region Championships, which were held at Audubon Golf Course.

Houghton College had seven runners finish among the top 10 finishers en route to claiming the team title with a score of 22. Daemen posted a score of 39 and was followed by D'Youville College (90) and SUNY Erie (101).

Sophomore Jon Moote (Wilson, N.Y.) of Daemen claimed the individual title, as he topped all 31 runners and completed the 8K course in 28:22.4.

Daemen will be idle until Sept. 25 when the Wildcats take part in the Harry F. Anderson Invitational on the campus of Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, N.Y.


HIGHLIGHTS

  • All 10 members of the Daemen roster competed today.
  • Moote, who had his freshman season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, made the most of his collegiate debut and finished 33 seconds ahead of runner-up Dave Russo (28:55.7) of Houghton. Moote becomes the first Daemen runner to win a men's race since Mike Swiniarski took medalist honors at the 2018 Daniel Walker Invitational hosted by Buffalo State College.
  • Sophomores Connor O'Brien (Hamburg, N.Y.) and Phil Ceccarelli (Hamburg, N.Y.) both came within four seconds of cracking the top five. O'Brien placed sixth with a time of 29:48.4, just ahead of Ceccarelli's time of 29:48.6.
  • Junior Dominic Clementi (Barker, N.Y.) made his season debut and placed 12th with a personal best time of 30:38.2. 
  • Clementi was followed closely by teammates John Bruggman (Batavia, N.Y.), Steven Blatto (Lancaster, N.Y.) and David Schwinger (Buffalo, N.Y.). Bruggman placed 13th (31:09.5), Blatto finished 14th (31:15.1) and Schwinger finished 15th (31:22.1).
  • Freshman John Balch (Saranac, N.Y.) made his collegiate debut today and placed 16th with a time of 31:23.3. Fellow rookie Nolan Robillard (Hamburg, N.Y.) also posted a top-20 finish and placed 19th with a time of 32:40.1.
  • Redshirt junior Alexander Reynolds (Olean, N.Y.) rounded out the Daemen runners and placed 21st (34:05.7).
     

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