Walkway races: 5k dominance

The first race of the day, the College to College 5km, featured fast times and dominant Marist Running performances. The downhill course brought out some snazzy finishing times, with overall winner and recent alum Stefan Morton breaking 15 minutes (14:59) and two-time defending champ and rising senior captain Steven Rizzo placing second in 15:13.

Our women swept the top three spots, with recent graduate Nicki Nesi (18:05) winning, followed by rising sophomore Ali Bartolotta (18:36) and rising junior Jordan Casey (18:38).

Here are the results from the Marist Running world …

1-Stefan Morton (alum) 14:59

2-Steven Rizzo (rising senior) 15:13

5-Nick Webster (alum) 16:28

6-Zachary Ropes (rising sophomore) 16:39

7-Father Jacob Bertrand Janczyk (alum) 17:02

8-Drew Burns (rising junior) 17:50

12-Nicki Nesi (alum) 18:05 (first female)

14-Alexandra Bartolotta (rising sophomore) 18:36 (second female)

15-Jordan Casey (rising junior) 18:38 (third female)

19-Matt Todaro (rising sophomore) 18:46

31-Boushra Belkhir (rising sophomore) 21:28 (third in 19-29)

36-Catherine Ferreri (alum) 22:09

37-Brianna Freestone (alum) 22:09

38-Michelle Gaye (alum) 22:10

90-Tom Todaro (father of current runner) 25:33

100-Alyssa Lafave (rising sophomore) 25:52