HOLMDEL, New Jersey – The Marist men's cross country team won the Henry Mercer Monmouth Invitational on Saturday.
 
Battling tough conditions on a hot and humid day while contending with a hilly course, the Red Foxes benefitted from a standout performance from Dietrich Mosel and a two-through-five pack which was separated by under 15 seconds. A senior captain, Mosel finished second overall in 26:27.20, a personal best time by 1:33 on the course from his freshman year. The Red Foxes' two through five runners (sophomore Christopher Rivas, senior Steven Rizzo, junior Palmer Weimann, and sophomore Alexander Hogue) placed eighth, 10^th, 11^th, and 14^th, respectively.
 
"It was good for our men to get on the MAAC Championship course, and this is a solid early-season performance," Director of Cross Country/Track & Field Pete Colaizzo said. "We still have a lot of work to do, but this is positive starting point for now."
 
Marist returns to action on Friday, Sept. 29 with the Paul Short Run at Lehigh.
 
Henry Mercer Monmouth Invitational
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Holmdel Park, Holmdel, NJ
Men's team standings
1-Marist 45, 2-Manhattan 55, 3-Monmouth 71, 4-Siena 73, 5-Quinnipiac 118, 6-Lafayette 191, 7-Army West Point 201
Men's individual results, 5-mile course
2-Dietrich Mosel 26:27.20
8-Christopher Rivas 26:51.73
10-Steven Rizzo 26:53.11
11-Palmer Weimann 26:57.30
14-Alexander Hogue 27:06.40
17-Riley Hughes 27:14.15
18-James Draney 27:18.52
26-Graham Strzelecki 27:38.03
32-Joe Miller 27:51.27
34-James Moehringer 27:54.54
37-James Pratt 28:07.78
38-Eamonn Beers 28:08.64
43-Elias Platanias 28:14.46
45-Will Esposito 28:26.36
48-Conor Stack 28:36.30
50-Connor Levins 28:45.72
51-Mark Cappuccitti 28:45.99
53-Connor Fitzpatrick 28:58.89
58-Dan Hillman 29:26.33
59-Will Duggan 29:26.54
66-Brian Henderson 29:42.89