NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Following a strong season-opening performance, the Stony Brook men's cross country team continued its momentum at the 21st annual Ted Owen Invitational. Collin Gilstrap took first place in the 8,200m race, helping the Seawolves secure a dominant team win with eight runners placing inside the top-20.

The day's top runner was Gilstrap, who outran 98 other runners to finish first, crossing the finish line in 25:19.30. Also recording top-10 finishes were Ethan Green in seventh, Michael Hawkes in ninth, and Peter Fogarty in 10th.

Four more members of Stony Brook finished in the top-20: Brian Liebowitz (15th), Ryan Hesler (18th), Luca Maneri (19th), and Gavin Catherwood (20th).

HIGHLIGHTS

• Gilstrap took first with a strong run in the 8,200m, finishing in 25:19.30, beating out second place by less than two seconds.
• Green produced an impressive run to finish seventh (25:36.40).
• Hawkes recorded his second consecutive top-10 placement to open the season, finishing ninth (25:42.30).
• Fogarty crossed the finish line in 25:46.40, good for a 10th-place finish.
• Liebowitz posted a solid performance to finish 15th (26:04.40).
• Hesler finished the race in 26:12.90, good for 18th place.
• Maneri took 19th, finishing in 26:13.30
• Catherwood continued his impressive freshman season with a 20th-place finish (26:14.30).
• The Seawolves collected 31 points on the day en route to a second straight team victory to open the 2025 season.

QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"The aim today was to get a good, solid team effort as they have been training hard over the last few weeks. We accomplished that," noted head coach Andy Ronan. "Getting the team and Individual wins was also a nice boost for the group. The season will really kick into gear next time out at the Paul Short Run."

UP NEXT
Stony Brook will run again in two weeks when the team travels to Lehigh, Pennsylvania, for the Paul Short Run.

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