Men's Cross Country Wins Asics Classic for the Seventh Straight Year

9/21/2013 10:41:00 AM | By: Brianne Wigley | @briannewigley

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The NAIA ^17th ranked Embry-Riddle men's cross country team competed in its only home meet of the season this morning. The 11th annual Embry-Riddle Asics Classic took place in Daytona Beach, Fla. this morning.

The Embry-Riddle men's cross country team took home its eighth straight Asics Classic win, and also its third straight first place finish.

"Today was a great day to showcase your facilities and our team," Embry-Riddle Head Cross Country Coach Mike Rosolino said.

The Blue and Gold were led by freshman Paul McKenna who knotched his first collegiate first place finish with a time of 26:45.54. Contributing to the first place finish was Zachary Kraus (27:24), Jacob Dordick (27:38), Jamin Mays (28:04) and Ryan Larson (28:42).

Also competing for the Eagles was Matt Graves (28:56), Cory Sayyeau (29:16), Palmer Lintz (29:54), Dalton L'Heureux (30:07) and Andrew Carosi (31:23) who all placed in the top 30 overall.

"The men had a great race with several people stepping up," Rosolino said. "We were missing two of our top seven and everyone else stepped up."

This is the 11th year Embry-Riddle has hosted the Asics Classic, this year also featured 39 high school races.

The Eagles scored 26 poits to knotch their third straight win of the season. Next was the Embry-Riddle Alumni Team with 41 points, followed by Stetson with 59 points, Johnson and Wales with 118 total points and Edward Waters College with 138 points.

Up next for the Blue and Gold the men and women will travel to Kentucky for the Greater Louisville Classic on Oct. 5.

Results

Asics Classic
Eagle Team Finish	Points	Total Teams
1st (7th Straight)	26	5

Individual Eagles	Finish	Time
Paul McKenna*	2nd	26:45.54
Zachary Kraus*	3rd	27:24.86
Jacob Dordick*	5th	27:38.50
Jamin Mays*	7th	28:04.60
Ryan Larson*	11th	28:42.86

Matt Graves	14th	28:56.84
Cory Sayyeau	16th	29:16.88
Palmer Lintz	19th	29:54.86
Dalton L'Heureux	21st	30:07.41
Andrew Carosi	27th	31:23.46

*Scorers

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