Men's XC Places Second at William & Mary Invite

Friday, September 15

Williamsburg, VA

6:30 PM

George Washington University

William & Mary Invitational

Graduate student Matt Lange was GW's top finisher of the day for the second straight meet after placing fourth overall on Friday.

9/15/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track/Cross Country

Sept. 15, 2017

Official Results

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The George Washington men's cross country team returned to action on Friday evening and placed second overall out of seven competing teams at the William & Mary Invitational at the Eastern State Course.

Notes

Graduate student Matt Lange recorded his second consecutive top-team finish by placing fourth overall in 18:40.29.
Senior Carter Day was also in the top 10, finishing eighth overall in 18:54.63.
All of GW's performances were personal records by virtue of the unusual men's collegiate cross country distance.

Race Details
6,000 meters (3.72 miles)
84 competitors
Winning Time: 18:07.25

Team Results
Charlotte - 19
George Washington - 50
Norfolk State - 65
Christopher Newport - 130
William & Mary - 141
Hampton - 154
Regent - NTS

GW Results (* - scoring runner)
4. Matt Lange - 18:40.29* (PR)
8. Carter Day - 18:54.63* (PR)
15. Andrew Weber - 19:13.24* (PR)
16. Charles Arnold - 19:15.44* (PR)
17. Jackson Cronin - 19:16.71* (PR)
18. Colin Wills - 19:17.82* (PR)
20. Trevor Sye - 19:23.00* (PR)
24. Jon Dooling - 19:35.80 (PR)
29. Connor James - 19:43.19 (PR)
35. Jack Conlon - 19:54.40 (PR)
41. Daniel Robinson - 20:09.45 (PR)
55. Jakob Coombes - 20:39.33 (PR)
56. Noah Duell - 20:40.61 (PR)
60. Ryan Doorhy - 20.49.92 (PR)
78. Evan Garry - 23:22.63 (PR)

Coach Weir's Take
"Matt Lange and Carter Day paced the team well over 6K where the one through five split was a mere 35 seconds. Overall, everyone competed well in the hot weather, especially freshman Jackson Cronin, who finished in the top seven to score for us."