Penn Relays: Men's results and splits

Weather for distance night was perfect for fast racing. Although the results for the men were imperfect, the effort was great on both parts. In the 5km, Dietrich Mosel went out in a blistering early pace – he was in the fastest section – and held on for the second fastest time of his collegiate career and one of the fastest 5km times ever run by a Marist man at Penn. This was his best race of the outdoor season and portends potential great things in the final two meets of his career – 5km at MAACs, 10km at IC4As. As a coach, trying to find the balance of seeding aggressively and honestly is a delicate one, and the aggressive seed put Dietrich in the fastest section, whereas the middle of the three sections may have been a better placement for him; I’ll take the blame on that one. Ah well, no regrets, he gave it a great effort. Similarly did Chris Rivas, who struggled mightily in the 10km. A balky hamstring issue affected him midrace, but he battled through it. He was rolling at the proper pace through 5km, but he lost contact with a chase pack, which is always crucial to success in the long race. This was a great experience for Chris, and he gets one more crack at the distance in two weeks at IC4As.

Penn Relays

Thursday, April 26

Men’s results and splits

5,000-meter run

52. Dietrich Mosel 14:38.54

69, 2:17 (68), 3:25 (68), 4:33 (68)

5:43 (70), 6:52 (69), 8:02 (70), 9:13 (71)

10:25 (72), 11:38 (73), 12:52 (74), 14:05 (73)

14:38.54 (33.54)

10,000-meter run

23. Christopher Rivas 31:49.85

77, 2:30 (73), 3:43 (73), 4:58 (75)

6:13 (75), 7:27 (74), 8:41 (74), 9:56 (75)

11:10 (74), 12:25 (75), 13:39 (74), 14:54 (75)

16:09 (75), 17:25 (76), 18:42 (77), 19:58 (76)

21:16 (78), 22:35 (79), 23:56 (81) , 25:16 (80)

26:34 (78), 27:54 (80), 29:14 (80), 30:32 (79)

31:49.85 (77.85)

5km split: 15:30