September 13, 2014

Men's Cross Country takes Third Place

Randolph Center, VT - Despite cool and windy conditions, the Vermont Tech Men's Cross Country team took third place in their own Vermont Tech Invitational last Saturday.

Collen Johnson (Westminster, VT) was the first Green Knight to cross the finish line for 12^th place in a time of 34:15.30, out sprinting his own teammate Jeff Bridges (Wakefield, MA) who finished just behind Johnson in 13^th place with a time of 34:16.88. Not too far behind his teammates, Avery Gaudette (Waterbury, VT) finished in 14^th place with a time of 35:33.46. Rounding out the Vermont Tech team are Senior Nick Martiros (Rutland, VT) finishing 19^th with a time of 36:29.18, Jon Henault (Windsor, VT) finishing 24^th in 38:28.05, and finishing 29^th Nash Krywka (Underhill, VT) in a time of 40:57.63.

Albany College of Pharmacy finished in first place overall with a total of 21 points, including taking three of the top five spots. Matthew Kaczmarek lead the way by winning the race in a time of 30:52.01, Benjamin Schmidt placed third in a time of 31:19.60, and Dean Ostrofsky finished fifth in a time of 31:36.38.

Naval Academy Prep took second place as Aaron Hanko was the first to cross for the team in the 6^th spot, with a time of 31:59.79. Central Maine CC took the fourth spot, led by Spencer Hapgood , finishing in the 4^th slot with a time of 31:29.34.

1 Kaczmarek, Matthew Albany College 30:52.01

2 Lindeke-Myers, Hampshire College 31:06.73

3 Schmidt, Benjamin Albany College 31:19.60

4 Hapgood, Spencer Central Maine CC 31:29.34

5 Ostrofsky, Dean Albany College 31:36.38

6 Hanko, Aaron Naval Academy Prep 31:59.79

7 McBride, Jonathan Albany College 33:01.01

8 Driker-Ohren, Charlie Hampshire College 33:08.03

9 Brown, Rashad Naval Academy Prep 33:10.61

10 Cronauer, Matthew Albany College 33:12.52

Vermont Tech CC Invitational Men's results