Last weekend, the men’s and women’s cross country teams travelled to Hanover, Indiana to preview the course where they will compete for the national championship. The men dominated the event, beating their closest competitors by 44 points. Allegheny’s top seven finished in front of the fifth man for every school in attendance, including nationally-ranked Trinity of Connecticut and Mount Union. They also improved their 1-5 spread to an outstanding 43 seconds. The top finishers for the team were Tony Dipre (2nd, 25:33), Zac Ross (5th, 25:45), Matt Hoy (16th, 26:11), Chris Marker (18th, 26:13), Jeramie Parker (21st, 26:16), Devon Flynnperrault ( 29th, 26:28), and Ryan Sullivan (40th, 26:44). The future also looks bright for the Gators, as freshman Pat McLaughlin and sophomore Matt Brush finished in new PRs of 27:03 and 27:04 respectively.
Unfortunately, the women’s team raced in the middle of a bright, hot day. Several athletes from Allegheny and other colleges succumbed to the heat. Even without three of their usual top-seven runners, the Allegheny women still finished eighth behind several nationally ranked teams. Mia Symoniak was the top finisher in 20th place with a time of 23:33, followed closely by Katie Stancik (26th, 23:50), Claire LeMasters (57th, 24:54), Amber Wetzel (66th, 25:11), and Annie Ginty (79th, 25:35).
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