Bronx, New York -- The Marist men's cross country team picked up its finished the 2016 season with a fourth place finish out of 20 teams at the IC4A Championship held at Van Cortlandt Park on Saturday. The Red Foxes finished with with 112 points, just off third place Rutgers with 91 points.
"The men raced at a consistently strong level all fall" said Director of Cross Country and Track Pete Colaizzo. "Whenever we needed a runner to step up and fill a gap, someone was always there. Good, solid season."
As he has done all season, Matt Baffuto was the team's top overall finisher, earning IC4A All-East honors with his 7th place time of 26:04. His time was also the 20th fastest time in program history at Van Cortlandt Park. Spencer Johnson and Dietrich Mosel also earned IC4A All-East honors with their 12th and 23rd place times of 26:10 and 26:40 respectively. Jonson's 26:10 was the 24th fastest time at the venue in program history. Saad Baig finished in 28th place with a time of 26:46 AND Michael Kennedy finished in 45th place with a time of 27:07 to round out the top five.
Up next, the Red Foxes will begin preparations for the indoor track season which begins in December.
IC4A Men's University Division, 5-Mile Race Individual Results
7. Matt Baffuto 26:04 *IC4A All-East
12. Spencer Johnson 26:10 *IC4A All-East
23. Dietrich Mosel 26:40 *IC4A All-East
28. Saad Baig 26:46
45. Michael Kennedy 27:07
50. Steven Rizzo 27:14
53. Riley Hughes 27:15
55. Joe Miller 27:16
56. Palmer Weimann 27:16
61. Stefan Morton 27:25
62. Chris Rivas 27:26
72. Brian Edsall 27:37
76. Stefan Morton 27:25
62. Chris Rivas 27:26
73. Brian Edsall 27:37
76. Steven Morrison 27:38
88. Matt Adolph 27:50
190 finishers
