Oct. 26, 2007

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Marist men's cross country team finished second at the 2007 MAAC Championships Friday afternoon, held at Van Cortlandt Park Friday afternoon. The Red Foxes have finished second as a team four out of the last five years. Junior Girma Segni (Bronx, N.Y.) was Marist's top finisher, placing fifth with a time of 25:21.

Segni, Junior David Raucci (Clermont, N.Y.), and senior Mike Rolek (Maplewood, N.J.) were all named All-MAAC following Friday's race. Raucci finished the race in sixth place with a time of 25:29.8. Rolek set a new personal best with a 26:04, earning a 12th place finish. Sophomore Conor Shelley (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) covered the 8K course in 26:16.5, finishing in 17th place. Junior John Keenan (Centereach, N.Y.) rounded out the scoring for the Red Foxes, running a time of 26:56.7 to finish 21st. Marist's overall team time of 2:10:08.0 was the third best team time in program history.

Iona won the MAAC Championship with 17 points. Marist's 61 points put them 42 points ahead of Rider, who finished third. Loyola and Manhattan rounded out the top five teams.

Marist will next compete in the NCAA Regionals in Boston on Nov. 10.

Marist's Results
5. Girma Segni 25:21.0 All-MAAC
6. David Raucci 25:29.8 All-MAAC (PB)
12. Mike Rolek 26:04.0 All-MAAC (PB)
17. Conor Shelley 26:16.5
21. John Keenan 26:56.7
Adam Vess 26:57.6 (PB)
Timothy Keegan 27:00.3 (PB)
Thomas Dixon 27:15.8 (PB)
John Reilly 27:28.4 (PB)
Joe Tarantello 27:39.7 (PB)
Matthew Janczyk 27:34.9 (PB)
Nick Webster 27:42.5 (PB)
Alex Emerel 28:01.6
Kris Geist 28:25.3
Ted Marak 28:30.8
Sam McMullen 28:32.1 (PB)
Zachary Smetana 28:48.5 (PB)
Greg Masto 28:55.6
Patrick Duggan 28:57.6 (PB)
Tom Williams 28:59.5
Robert Fleming 29:01.4 (PB)
Bryan Dixon 29:22.3 (PB)
Matthew Maynes 30:03.5 (PB)
PB - Personal Best

MAAC Championships Team Results
1. Iona 17
2. Marist 61
3. Rider 103
4. Loyola 107
5. Manhattan 111
6. Canisius 146
7. Niagara 220
8. Siena 243
9. Fairfield 285
10. Saint Peter's 288