2008 Woodie Awards
Men's Cross Country at NYU invitational
Rich Coyne
Issue date: 9/28/07 Section: Sports
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The Stevens Institute of Technology men's cross country team finished fifteenth out of 25 schools who competed in this years New York University Invitational held at Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, N.Y. Sophomore John Barnes led the Ducks with a time of 27:32 in the 8k race as Stevens set a new school record with a team average time of 28:18.
Stevens competed against nine of the top-11 teams in the region, as well as eight teams ranked top-40 in the nation. The race also contained seven All-Americans from last year's cross country championships. The top-seven runners for the Ducks all ran under 30 minutes in the 8k race. Senior Philip Mainwaring
finished 139 out of 238 runners with a time of 28:29. Seniors Joseph Fullam and Michael Hoffman both ran strong races as they finished with a 28:25 and 28:37 clocking, respectively.
First-year performers Steven Chick, Juan Carlos Coronel and Brad Antes rounded out the scoring with times of 28:28, 28:48 and 29:42, respectively. Head Coach John Crawford was pleased with the outcome of today's competition.
"This was a great day of racing for both our men and women's programs as we finished in the thick of a group of teams that in past years would always trounce Stevens runners. Phil ran a very solid race showing he is coming back into championship form," said Crawford.
Stevens competed against nine of the top-11 teams in the region, as well as eight teams ranked top-40 in the nation. The race also contained seven All-Americans from last year's cross country championships. The top-seven runners for the Ducks all ran under 30 minutes in the 8k race. Senior Philip Mainwaring
finished 139 out of 238 runners with a time of 28:29. Seniors Joseph Fullam and Michael Hoffman both ran strong races as they finished with a 28:25 and 28:37 clocking, respectively.
First-year performers Steven Chick, Juan Carlos Coronel and Brad Antes rounded out the scoring with times of 28:28, 28:48 and 29:42, respectively. Head Coach John Crawford was pleased with the outcome of today's competition.
"This was a great day of racing for both our men and women's programs as we finished in the thick of a group of teams that in past years would always trounce Stevens runners. Phil ran a very solid race showing he is coming back into championship form," said Crawford.