Oct. 18, 2008

GALLERY

Princeton, N.J - The Saint Joseph's men's cross country team garnered second place honors at the Princeton Invitational on Saturday afternoon. The Hawks finished with 78 points, just 16 behind the champion hosts, Princeton. Kyle Murray and Brian Guterl paced SJU in fourth and fifth place, respectively.

Saint Joseph's had its best finish of the season on Saturday, narrowly edging A-10 rival, Duquesne by a point as well as Columbia by two points. Murray completed the eight-kilometer course in 24:17.9, while Guterl finished just seconds later in 24:23.7.

All of the scoring harriers broke the 25-minute barrier with Jonathan Sclafani (20th/24:46.1), Jimmy Jennings (24th/24:52.4), and Kevin McDonnell (28th/24:55.5) put together strong performances.

Will Rowland crossed the line in a time of 25:17.2, good for 47th, while Jesse Brooks (86th/25:56.1) and Ryan Fenimore (89th/25:57.3) led the Hawks as the next runners who ran under 26 minutes.

The West Windsor Fields course will also host the 2008 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional race in November. SJU will next toe the line on November 1 in Charlotte, N.C. for the opportunity to claim the Atlantic 10 Championship.

Individual Results (195 runners)
4. Kyle Murray 24:17.9
5. Brian Guterl 24:23.7
20. Jonathan Sclafani 24:46.1
24. Jimmy Jennings 24:52.4
28. Kevin McDonnell 24:55.5
47. Will Rowland 25:17.2
86. Jesse Brooks 25:56.1
89. Ryan Fenimore 25:57.3
99. George Wittmann 26:07.3
106. Steve Young 26:19.8
110. Justin Heinze 26:23.3
125. David Evans 26:44.2
130. Vince Collins 26:54.0
131. Luke Fischer 26:54.4
137. Logan Hohs 27:03.1
147. Murphy O'Donnell 27:16.3
148. Kevin Donnelly 27:17.1
165. Brendan Kearney 27:59.6

Team Results
1. Princeton 62
2. Saint Joseph's 78
3. Duquesne 79
4. Columbia 80
5. Maryland 111
6. Lehigh 128
7. Bucknell 196
8. UMBC 197
9. Loyola (Md.) 236
10. Monmouth 301
11. Temple 317
12. NJIT 334
13. Penn 371