Avery, Moffett Lead Seawolves to Fourth at Paul Short Run

Results

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Stony Brook men's cross country team held strong in the premiere Gold Race at the Paul Short Run, taking fourth overall out of 45 teams on Saturday morning.

Senior veterans Cameron Avery (Christchurch, New Zealand) and Vann Moffett (Niantic, Conn.) led the charge with the duo placing in the top-15 as individuals.

Ronan Reaction
"The men took another step today toward our end of season goals. A top-five finish was the goal so we are pleased. Our front three ran very well (Cameron Avery, Vann Moffett, and Robert Becker). In the open race, Luke Coulter ran a great race finishing second overall and also had some nice runs out of Conor Malanaphy and freshman Evan Brennan. As a group this meet will help us as we prepare for our upcoming races."

Highlights

Avery took sixth overall, finishing the eight-kilometer course in 23:34.75.
Moffett wasn't far behind, earning a 12th-place finish in 23:41.89.
Robert Becker (Hurley, N.Y.) was the third Seawolf to complete the race, taking 27th in 23:56.38.
Rounding out the scoring five were Greg Mangarelli (Red Bank, N.J.) and Aiden Smyth (Huntington Station, N.Y.) who placed 80th and 87th overall with times of 24:27.79 and 24:29.41.
Also competing in the Gold Race were Kyle Kelly (West Islip, N.Y.)(89th, 24:30.41), Chris Biondi (Pine Bush, N.Y.)(103rd, 24:35.66), Nick Cipolla (Smithtown, N.Y.)(130th, 24:48.81), Jayson Hines (Kingston, N.Y.)(146th, 24:53.88) and Carlos Santos (Patchogue, N.Y.)(186th, 25:06.26).
Stony Brook also had four runners in the eight-kilometer open race with Luke Coulter (Jamesport, N.Y.) leading the way with a runner-up finish in 24:28.72.
Conor Malanaphy (Blauvelt, N.Y.) was 26th in 24:55.23, Evan Brennan (Ballston Lake, N.Y.) was 33rd in 25:01.66 and Andrew Bearkland (North Syracuse, N.Y.) was 54th in 25:20.55.