Below are results from today's long but productive trip out to Penn State. While I believe we can do better individually and as a team, finishing in the top half of a strong field with the word "national" in it is a decent accomplishment. A few notes:
1-Our 1 through 5 spread of 32 seconds was commendable and excellent. That's one way to look at it.
2-The other way to look at it? We need a strong lead runner to emerge. Or we need our incredibly strong top-3 to move up. Or some combination thereof. Am I asking a lot? Of course! But these men can handle such expectations.
3-Quimes had a nice bounce-back race and Walshak continues to be a rock-solid freshman.
4-Web had a strong race but needs more zip. Lipari dealt with some physical issues, but I have not lost faith in him one bit.
5-Damn. It was REALLY HARD not being at Albany to see our men and women run up there. We'll get to those results in the next posts ...
Penn State National
October 16, 2010
Team standings: 1-Syracuse 61, 2-Penn State 91, 3-Villanova 95, 4-Grand Valley State 139, 5-Cornell 178, 6-Eastern Michigan 182, 7-Lock Haven 220, 8-Yale 239, 9-Penn 255, 10-George Mason 262, 11-Duquesne 310, 12-Marist 344, 13-Akron 345, 14-Maryland 401, 15-Dickinson 426, 16-Temple 431, 17-Lehigh 485, 18-Buffalo 503, 19-Detroit Mercy and Rider 575, 21-Slippery Rock 635, 22-PSU Alumni Team 659, 23-Pittsburgh 691, 24-Loyola 739, 25-South Florida 756, 26-Indiana (Pa.) 769, 27-Robert Morris 789
Individual results
5.2-mile course
54-Matt Flint 26:24 (5:05 pace)
65-Will Griffin 26:35 (5:07 pace)
67-Adam Vess 26:38 (5:07 pace)
78-Arquimedes DelaCruz 26:44 (5:08 pace)
95-Ken Walshak 26:56 (5:11 pace)
143-Nick Webster 27:27 (5:17 pace)
184-Tommy Lipari 27:54 (5:22 pace)
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