Albany today

Great day for us.

For those that were not there: It was a two-loop, road course and very fast. Obviously. Weather was sunny and chilly (40s), with a brisk wind. Most of our guys ran very well, in both races. A good primer for another fast course at Disney. That race will be softer (grass/dirt) and warmer (70s, probably).

It's always fun dominating a meet like this, but now we round the bend into championship season (November) and the stakes are higher. We must be ready for the challenges ahead of us.

Here are the numbers from today:

RK Munsey Championship race (Varsity)
Team standings: 1. Marist College 23, 2. Brandeis 91, 3. University of St. Thomas 113, 4. Colgate University 166, 5. University at Albany 190, 6. Middlebury 196, 7. Sacred Heart 222, 8. Adelphi 242, 9. Wagner 266, 10. Rochester Institute of Technology 281, 11. Ramapo 290, 12. Bryant 301, 13. Oneonta 315, 14. Delhi 363, 15. Vassar 365, 16. Harvard 404, 17. Springfield 419, 18. Keystone 451, 19. Siena 498, 20. St. Thomas Aquinas 535, 21. Clarkson 578, 22. Molloy 701.

Individual results, 8,000-meter course
1. Girma Segni 24:35.2 (course record; new course, again)
2. David Raucci 24:38.7
4. Conor Shelley 24:48.3
5. Will Griffin 25:05.1
11. Matthew Flint 25:25.5
19. Tim Keegan 25:37.5
31. Joe McElhoney 25:53.5
38. Curtis Jensen 25:57.0
42. Nick Webster 25:59.4
186 finishers

Men’s Purple race (JV race)
Note: Team standings to follow when I get them.
Individual results, 8,000-meter course
1. John Keenan 25:58.6
2. Matt Janczyk 26:22.0
3. Alex Emerel 26:27.6
5. Sam McMullen 26:33.7
6. Tom Lipari 26:36.0
13. Kyle Havard 27:02.2
14. Frank Stewart 27:03.1
15. Patrick Duggan 27:04.1
22. Brian Townsend 27:13.4
23. Greg Masto 27:17.7
26. Zak Smetana 27:26.1
42. Ryan Brown 27:57.3
70. Kris Geist 28:41.4
106. Mike Holinko 29:56.4
148. Alex Lombardozzi 32:11.9
170 finishers