Solid Start for Men’s Harriers at DVC Invitational: USciences

September 4, 2010

Solid Start for Men’s Harriers at DVC Invitational

The University of the Sciences men's cross country team got their 2010 season off to a solid start at Saturday's Delaware Valley College Invitational in Doylestown, Pennsylvania as their first five finishers all crossed the line in under 30 minutes to give the Devils a seventh place finish amongst the 23 schools competing.

The Devils scored 177 points, 32 behind sixth place Ursinus College. Messiah College won the race with 47 points, 20 ahead of the Devils CACC rival Felician College. The Devils were 2^nd amongst the three CACC schools competing.

Junior Georgiy Polyak (Delaware Valley HS/Dingman's Ferry, Pa.) was the Devils top finisher, crossing the line in 23^rd place overall with a personal-best time of 28:43.76. Senior Pete Grant (St. Joseph's Prep HS/Springfield, Pa.) was 29^th overall, finishing in 28:57.65 while junior Marty Farrell (Monsignor Bonner HS/Drexel Hill, Pa.) returned to action after missing last season with a foot injury to finish 40^th overall with a time of 29:42.20.

A pair of sophomores rounded out the Devils top five with Mike Pecorino (Monsignor Farrell HS/Staten Island, N.Y.) finishing right behind Farrell in 41^st place with a time of 29:42.20 and Robert Glass (Highland Regional HS/Blackwood, N.J.) recording a personal best time of of 29:46.54 to finish in 44^th place, giving the Devils five sub-30 minute finishers for the first time ever at the Delaware Valley College meet.

Sophomore Christian Radzinski (Neshaminy HS/Langhorne, Pa.) and junior Francisco Garcia (Don Cesar Gascon/ Buenos Aires, Aregentina) rounded out the Devils top seven scorers. Radzinski finished in 85^th place overall with a time of 31:18.76 while Garcia was 90^th overall with a time of 31:23.04.

The Devils return to action on Saturday, September 11, 2010 when they compete at the Wilmington University Invitational at Carousel Park in Wilmington, Delaware.