EASTON, Pa. (October 17, 2009) – The Rutgers men’s cross country team, led by graduate student Taylor Burmeister (Concord, Mass.) and junior Nick Miehe (Elmwood Park, N.J.), collected 75 points en route to a third-place finish at the Leopard’s Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 17.
Burmeister and Miehe paced the Scarlet Knight pack, finishing third and fourth, respectively. Burmeister ran a time of 26:11.80, followed closely by Miehe in 26:28.40. Junior Kevin Cronin (Linwood, N.J.) took 15th in 26:44.40, while seniors Michael Crum (Andover, N.J.) and Jayram Sataluri (Holmdel, N.J.) finished back-to-back in 26th and 27th, respectively. Crum ran a time of 27:10.80, followed by Sataluri in 27:12.40 to round out Rutgers’ point total.
Both the RU men’s and women’s squads will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 31, for the BIG EAST Championship in Kenosha, Wis.
1. Connecticut 41
2. Lehigh 50
3. RUTGERS 75
4. LaSalle 102
5. Bloomsburg 129
6. Kutztown 179
7. Lafayette 193
8. Muhlenberg College 203
9. College of New Jersey 247
10. Seton Hall 301
11. Misericordia University 368
12. Centenary College 375
