We had an excellent day at Stony Brook -- another nice weather day, sunny, breezy and cool. Great to see our old friends the Townsends and Mike Nehr, who was nice enough to spend part of his morning with us along with his young son Matthew, who was celebrating his 3rd birthday! It was also great to see my son Joey, who biked over to the XC course from his dorm room after a 10-mile morning run with his club running buddies. As far as the meet goes, 7 of our 9 finishers were freshmen running their first 8km (well, not quite, as you'll SEE) race. As Hogue noted, everyone had a strong finish, which was great. Results include the finish time for the truncated 7,816-meter course, the pace per mile and the converted 8km time. A fine debut for the seven freshmen, and a solid run for Hogue and Eamonn. As some of the freshmen might say ... "Dude. It was LIT."
Stony Brook Wolfie Invitational
Saturday, September 9, 2017
Stony Brook University XC Course
Men’s team results
1-Stony Brook 15, 2. Marist 70, 3. Seton Hall 74, 4. Monroe 106, 5.
Fairfield 126
Men’s individual results,
7,816-meter course (with pace per mile and 8km conversion time)
9. Alex Hogue 25:17.38, 5:12.5, 25:53
14. James Draney 25:33.29, 5:15.5, 26:08
15. James Moehringer 25:38.60, 5:17, 26:14
17. Graham Strzelecki 25:42.54, 5:17.5, 26:18
22. Eamonn Beers 26:06.52, 5:22.5, 26:43
25. James Pratt 26:16.94, 5:24.5, 26:53
27. Connor Fitzpatrick 26:33.54, 5:28, 27:10
36. Matt Ronan 27:27.05, 5:39, 28:05
39. Connor St. Germain 27:54.84, 5:45, 28:34
46 finishers
Yet another meet where the organizers can't seem able to use measuring equipment and ensure an accurate and full length distance. Is it really that impossible to create an actual 8k course? I guess if scientists can't agree on whether "climate change" exists, (no, the ocean waters aren't getting warmer, which tends to produce stronger and more frequent Atlantic hurricanes) then meet directors can't be bothered to fulfill their commitment to provide an actual measured distance for 8km of running.
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