Men’s Cross Country Finishes NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships

Friday, November 10

Bethlehem, PA

11:45 AM

Rutgers University

NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships

Men’s Cross Country Finishes NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships

Nov 10 | Men's Cross Country

Results Championship Central

All five Rutgers point scorers finish in top half of race

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (Nov. 10, 2017) – Rutgers men's cross country placed 13^th of 26 teams at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships on Friday afternoon at Lehigh's Goodman Campus.

The Scarlet Knights placed all five of their point scorers in the top half of the 180-man field, combining for 359 Points on a 46-62-64-86-89 finishing order on the 10,000-meter course.

"We came in ranked 15th and finished 13th, which is a positive takeaway from the race," said head coach Mike Mulqueen. "We fell short of our goal of being in the Top 10, but we are looking forward to finishing up strong at the IC4A Championships next week."

Junior Conor Murphy paced RU for the second straight race with a personal record 10K in 31:25.0, placing 46^th overall in the top 25 percent of the finishers. Sophomore Cole Pschunder also set a career best mark in the 10K, finishing in 62^nd place with a time of 31:42.6.

Freshman Patrick Walsh continues to get faster each week, and rises up the RU ranks accordingly. He notches his best team finish of third at the regional meet on Friday, placing 64^th overall in 31:44.4, just two seconds behind Pschunder.

Senior Trent Brinkofski was next in 86^th with a time of 32:07.6, followed by Rutgers' final point scorer in senior Luke Wiley (89^th – 32:11.9). Junior Dom Munson placed 99^th (32:18.0) and freshman Billy Hill completed his first NCAA regional championships in 104^th (32:27.0).

The Scarlet Knights prepare for their final meet of the season at the IC4A Championships on Saturday, Nov. 18 at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.

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