Rutgers
Metropolitan Championships
Men's X/C Takes Fourth at Mets
Oct 10 | Men's Cross Country
BRONX, N.Y. (October 10, 2014) - The championship season is underway for the Rutgers men's cross country team as the Scarlet Knights placed fourth at Friday's Metropolitan Championships at Van Cortland Park.
"Our fourth place finish was a big step forward for this group. We have four freshmen in our top six runners, so this is very encouraging for the future," said head coach Mike Mulqueen. "Six of our eight runners ran lifetime best times on this course today."
RU was led by junior Jaimin Vekaria (Clinton, N.J.) in ninth place overall. His time of 26:46.7 was less than a minute off the top finisher, Quincey O'Connor of the championship Fordham team. Additionally, Vekaria shaved off nearly two minutes off his time from when he ran the Van Cortlandt course at the Fordham Fiasco to open the season in early September.
A pair of freshman also gave the Scarlet Knights a pair of top 20 finishes. Trent Brinkofski (Bridgewater, N.J.) placed 15th with his time of 26:58.6 and was immediately followed by Luke Wiley (Williamstown, N.J.) in 16th in a time of 26:59.0.
The Rutgers men's cross country team returns to action on Saturday, October 18th at the Princeton Invitational and also its set sights on its first Big Ten Championship race set for November 2nd in Iowa City, Iowa.
Metropolitan Cross Country Championships Results
Team Results:
1. Fordham - 26
2. NYU - 75
3. Columbia - 79
4. Rutgers - 109
5. Manhattan - 121
6. Wagner - 171
7. Seton Hall - 208
8. St. Francis (NY) - 214
9. Fairleigh Dickinson - 252
10. St. Peters - 303
Individual Results:
9. Jaimin Vekaria - 26:46.7
15. Trent Brinkofski - 26:58.6
16. Luke Wiley - 26:59.0
28. Nicholas Price - 27:32.4
46. Alexander Livernois - 28:11.4
47. Sam Habib - 28:13.7
51. Morgan Murray - 28:20.1
55. Daniel Lee - 28:24.8
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