BRONX, New York -- The Marist Men's Cross Country team placed third at the season ending IC4A Championships on Saturday, Nov. 21st at Van Cortlandt Park. The result is the second straight top three finish for the Red Foxes in the event, who finished second in 2014.
Spencer Johnson led the way for Marist with a final time of 26:19.4, good for 18th place overall. With the result, Johnson moved up to 36th all-time in school history on the all-time Van Cortlandt Park/Marist list (the cutoff is 26:30). Up next for the Red Foxes was Dietrich Mosel with a final time of 26:23.2. which placed him 21st overall. Mosel became the 41st runner in school history to break 26:30 at the park. Brian Edsall finished third with a final time of 26:31.2 and a 24th place finish. All three were named to the IC4A All East Team.
“The men continued to overachieve and be better with each and every championship, and today's race put a cap on a truly memorable season" said Director of Cross Country Pete Colaizzo.
Marist Individual Results:
18. Spencer Johnson 26:19.4 *IC4A All East; 21. Dietrich Mosel 26:23.2 *IC4A All East; 24. Brian Edsall 26:31.2 *IC4A All East; 27. Johnny Lee 26:41.6; 31. Matt Baffuto 26:45.2; 35. Stefan Morton 26:49.3; 42. Pat Rynkowski 26:56.2; 51. Riley Hughes 27:03.9; 53. Saad Baig 27:04.8; 59. Steven Rizzo 27:11.1; 71. Joe Miller 27:21.3; 112. Palmer Weimann 28:12.5 -- 183 finishers.
Overall Team Results:
1-Northeastern 77, 2. Rutgers 114, 3. Marist 121, 4. Stony Brook 127, 5. Fordham 151, 6. Monmouth 156, 7. Siena 189, 8. Manhattan 216, 9. Fairfield 265, 10. Canisius 275, 11. Central Connecticut 319, 12. UMass 346, 13. Seton Hall 362, 14. St. Francis 370, 15. Sacred Heart 389, 16. Colgate 400, 17. Holy Cross 402, 18. Rider 413, 19. Binghamton 419, 20. LIU Post 517, 21. NJIT 675, 22. CCNY 707
