NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – In the team's final meet before the America East Championship, the Stony Brook men's cross country team sent a group to the Central Connecticut Mini Meet on Friday afternoon. Three Seawolves finished in the top 10 as the team finished second overall out of 13 squads with 54 points.
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Ronan Reaction
"Today was an opportunity for some of the guys to get another race in their legs before the championship season starts. I was pleased with the performance of Jayson (Hines), Kyle (Kelly) and Nick (Cipolla). They showed the aggressive mentality that we have been trying to instill in the squad all season. In order to be successful we can't be afraid to get involved from the start, the three guys did that today."
Highlights
- Jayson Hines (Kingston, N.Y.) paced the squad with a third-place finish, completing the five-kilometer course in 14 minutes, 58.2 seconds.
- Kyle Kelly (West Islip, N.Y.) and Nick Cipolla (Smithtown, N.Y.) were next for Stony Brook, taking seventh and ninth with times of 15:05.1 and 15:06.7, respectively.Â
- Rounding out the scoring five were Justin Kelly (Marlton, N.J.) and Andrew Bearkland (North Syracuse, N.Y.), who clocked in with times of 15:13.3 and 15:24.5 to place 14th and 24th.
- Also competing for the Seawolves were Paul Catalano (Washingtonville, N.Y.)(25th, 15:26.2) and Cullen Armstrong (Hauppauge, N.Y.)(36th, 15:37.3).
Up Next
The team has a big weekend ahead as the America East Championship is up next. The championship is slated for Saturday, Nov. 2 on campus at UAlbany.
