Men's XC Dominates in First Victory of the Season

Friday, September 16

New Rochelle, NY

TBA

Army West Point

Iona "Paddy Doyle" Meet of Champions

Men's XC Dominates in First Victory of the Season

September 16, 2016 | Men's Cross Country

Results

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's cross country team claimed the title at the Iona "Paddy Doyle" Meet of Champions on Friday afternoon.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

This was the first time the Black Knights won the Iona Meet of Champions in the meets 22 year history.
Junior Johnny Valeri was the first runner to cross the finish line with a season best time of 25:52.1

Finishes

Johnny Valeri, First – 25:52.1
Matt Bearden, Third – 25:56.1
Jacob Fong, Fourth – 25:58.5
Roman Ollar, Fifth – 26:00.3
Ben Patrella, Sixth – 26:00.8
Robbie Santoyo, 10 – 26:15.1
Nick Causey, 12 – 26:19.8
Mikey Singer, 16 – 26:27.6

Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Mike Smith's Comments:

"Obviously I am pleased with our men's win today. But I was more pleased with the way we won. The guys controlled the race from the front and ran with great discipline. We were better today than we were two weeks ago and that is the most important takeaway foor me. We have some more work to do so we will enjoy this win and get back to work soon"

"John Valeri has taken a nice step forward. He worked hard this summer and that work is starting to pay off. I was really impressed with out plebes today. We had some nice runners all around but the finishes from Petrella, Ollar and Santoyo are pretty solid."

Field Results

Army (19)
Albany (86)
Quinnipiac (99)
Manhattan College (101)
Columbia (B Team) (101)
Iona (B Team) (131)
Fairfield (207)
Central Connecticut (221)

UP NEXT

Army will travel to Bethlehem, Pa., for the Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh on Oct. 1.

For more information on Army West Point men's cross country, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_TrackXC on Twitter.