BRONX, N.Y. – The Marist men's cross country team placed fifth at the IC4A Championships, University Division today at Van Cortlandt Park.
Sophomore John Lee (Wading River, N.Y.) finished first for the Red Foxes. Lee earned IC4A All-East honors, finishing with a time of 26:34.9. The first five runners finishing for Marist, completed the course within 20 seconds of one another, the best of the 2013 season. Sophomore Charlie Ropes (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.) finished second for Marist (26:43.4), senior Ryan Scrudato (Westfield, N.J.) claimed third for the team (26:45.0), junior Bryan Buttigieg (Massapequa, N.Y.) placed fourth for the Red Foxes (26:50.6), and junior Mark Valentino (Smithtown, N.Y.) took fifth for Marist (26:56.8).
Marist finished with 173 points, ahead of conference rivals Fairfield, Siena, and Manhattan. The host of the competition, Fordham University, won the event with 77 points.
Team Results: 1-Fordham 77, 2-Monmouth 131, 3-Pittsburgh 157, 4-New Hampshire 161, 5-Marist 173, 6-Binghamton 176, 7-Rutgers 188, 8-Fairfield 203, 9-UMass 239, 10-Siena 267, 11-St. Francis 271, 12-Manhattan 278, 13-NJIT 304, 14-Temple 322, 15-Robert Morris 389, 16-Sacred Heart 401, 17-Colgate 480, 18-Seton Hall 484, 19-Loyola 546, 20-Hofstra 590
Marist Individual Results: 22-Johnny Lee 26:34.9 *IC4A All East; 30-Charlie Ropes 26:43.4; 32-Ryan Scrudato 26:45.0; 41-Bryan Buttigieg 26:50.6; 48-Mark Valentino 26:56.8; 64-Nick Salek 27:12.1; 68-Pat Rynkowski 27:16.7; 74-Jake Hensler 27:24.2; 81-Ian Dorset 27:30.2; 82-Billy Hild 27:30.7.
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