Nov. 1, 2008
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. - The Marist men's cross country team placed six runners in the top-20 on its way to a strong second place finish at the 2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships Saturday morning at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Senior Girma Segni (Bronx, N.Y.) was the Red Foxes' top finisher, placing sixth in the 8K race in a time of 24:47.50 and earned his fourth All-MAAC honor.
Junior Conor Shelley (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) had a 10th place finish running a time of 25:04.91 and was also an All-MAAC honoree. Freshman David Raucci (Clermont, N.Y.) was 16th in a time of 25:23.86, and Timothy Keegan (Huntington, N.Y.) was right behind him in 17th with a personal-best time of 25:28.56 to close out the scoring for Marist. Graduate student Joe McElhoney (Beacon, N.Y.) was 20th overall with a time of 25:48.51.
For the fourth straight season Marist finished second behind Iona. The Gaels took the top-five spots in the race for 15 points, the lowest amount possible. The Red Foxes finshed second with 55 points, 63 points clear of third-place Manhattan. Iona's Mohamed Khadraoui was the individual champion.
The Red Foxes will next compete on Nov. 15 at the NCAA Regionals at Van Cortlandt Park.
Team Results
1. Iona 15
2. Marist 55
3. Manhattan 118
4. Loyola 120
5. Rider 122
6. Canisius 174
7. Fairfield 198
8. Niagara 207
9. Siena 266
10. Saint Peter's 292
Marist Results
6. Girma Segni 24:47.50
10. Conor Shelley 25:04.91
14. William Griffin 25:16.04
16. David Raucci 25:23.86
17. Timothy Keegan 25:28.56
Joe McElhoney 25:48.51
Nick Webster 25:58.53
Matthew Flint 25:58.63
Curtis Jensen 26:10.60
John Keenan 26:17.17
Alex Emerel 26:20.95
Brian Townsend 26:47.67
Zachary Smetana 26:54.21
Sam McMullen 27:01.13
Matthew Janczyk 27:01.32
Thomas Lipari 27:02.51
Patrick Duggan 27:39.84
Frank Stewart 27:49.23
Kyle Havard 28:22.77
Greg Masto 29:00.51
