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Men's X-Country Competes At Harry F. Anderson Invitational

9/25/2021 11:23:00 AM

HARRY F. ANDERSON INVITATIONAL - FULL RESULTS

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Daemen College men's cross country team returned to racing today after a two-week hiatus, placing 11th out of 18 teams at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational held on the campus of Roberts Wesleyan College.

Paced by two top-100 finishers, the Wildcats totaled 324 points in the team standings to finish well ahead of regional foe Felician (371 points) which placed 12th. 

The race presented the biggest challenge of the season to date for the Wildcats as four regionally ranked Division II teams were in the field, along with a nationally ranked Division III team. Stonehill, the No. 5 ranked team in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) East Region poll, had five of the top 14 finishers and placed first with 55 points. The Skyhawks bested host Roberts Wesleyan, the No. 3 team in the East Region poll, which placed second with 66 points. Division III program Rochester finished third. 

Shane Pease of Roberts Wesleyan won medalist honors, topping the field of 199 runners. Pease completed the 8K race in 25:39.0, edging teammate James Betts (25:39.3) by just three-tenths of a second. 

Today's race was held on the same course that will host the East Coast Conference Championships (October 23) and the NCAA Division II East Region Championships (November 6).


HIGHLIGHTS

  • Sophomore Jon Moote (Wilson, N.Y.), the reigning ECC Runner of the Week, paced the Wildcats for the second straight race. The Niagara County native placed 40th with a time of 27:03.8. Moote shaved more than a minute off his time (28:22.4) at the Daemen Duels on September 11 where he placed first.
  • Sophomore Connor O'Brien (Hamburg, N.Y.) earned a top-100 finish, placing 92nd with a time of 28:33.1. Like Moote, O'Brien was more than a minute better from his time (29:48.4) at the Daemen Duels.
  • Sophomores Phil Ceccarelli (Hamburg, N.Y..) and Steven Blatto (Lancaster, N.Y.) and junior John Bruggman (Batavia, N.Y.) rounded out Daemen's scorers, all earning top-120 finishes. Ceccarelli (29.10.1) placed 110th, Blatto (29:36.0) placed 118th and Bruggman (29:43.5) placed 120th. 
  • Sophomore David Schwinger (Buffalo, N.Y.), freshman Nolan Robillard (Hamburg, N.Y.) and redshirt junior Alexander Reynolds (Oleans, N.Y.) also competed for Daemen today. Schwinger placed 137th with a time of 30:43.7. Robillard came in 140th place with a time of 31:06.6. And Reynolds placed 154th with a time of 31:55.9.


UP NEXT
Daemen heads to Lehigh University for the prestigious Paul Short Run on Friday, October 1.


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