The men’s cross country team placed Third on Saturday, October 1 at the Dickinson Long/Short Invitational.
“This is a unique invitational,” explained head coach Brian Yowler. “In addition to the typical 8K distance, there is a shorter 4K option. The top three runners from each team is scored in each race and the scores are combined to determine the final team rankings.”
He continued, “In cross country, your team is only as good as your last scored runner. Although our top runners turned in some great performances, the solid races by our #3 runner in each race made the difference for us today.”
“Mike Shaw (4K) and Brandon Racine (8K) turned in performances that far exceeded my pre-race predictions,” said Yowler. “Without a doubt, these two are going to play a big role as we look forward to the PAC and Regional Championship meet.”
Mike Shaw (Phoenixville, PA/Phoenixville) recorded a 4K time of 14:03.4.
Brandon Racine’s (Williamsport, MD/Williamsport) 8K time of 29:17.2 tallied a 12th place finish.
“Despite the sloppy conditions, Clay Smith was 1:13 faster than last year,” noted Yowler.
Clay Smith (Williamsport, MD/Williamsport) posted a 8K time of 27:57.6 for a sixth place finish.
“We've been working really hard over the past five weeks so this was a really fun confidence boost for our teams to run so well and bring home some awards from this meet.”
“Up next is a race that we all circle on the calendar, the Inter-Regional Rumble at Oberlin College,” Yolwer continued, “The course is pancake flat and crazy competitive. It is like a track meet on grass. We are well prepared so we expect that everyone will run wicked fast times!”
The men’s race at Oberlin College’s Inter-Regional Rumble will start at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, October 15.
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