Friday, October 17, 2008

Owls 16th at Penn State National

UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA (October 17, 2008) The Rice Owls men's cross country squad placed 16th in the 28-team field at the Penn State National in University Park, Pa. The Owls totaled 439 points in the event won by No. 8 Georgetown with 43 points. The Hoyas had three runners complete the 5.2 mile course in the top 10.

Penn State was second with 93 points and Villanova was third at 126.

Aaron Robson was Rice's top finisher by placing 68th with a time of 26:32, while Simon Bucknell was 84th (26.41) and Brad Morris placed 91st (26:52).

The Owl now prepare for the Conference USA championship held at Memphis on Nov. 1.

Rice Results
68 Aaron Robson 26:32
84 Simon Bucknell 26:41
91 Brad Morris 26:52
96 Justin Maxwell 26:53
100 Michael Trejo 26:57
114 Scott Zivick 27:10
124 Alex Solomon 27:21

Final Team Results
1 Georgetown 43
2 Penn State 93
3 Villanova 126
4 Cortland State 127
5 Guelph 184
6 La Salle 207
7 Kentucky 217
8 Kent State 248
9 Richmond 257
10 Yale 269
11 Binghamton 296
12 Georgia State 332
13 George Mason 336
14 Lock Haven 351
15 Slippery Rock 415
16 Rice 439
17 Quinnipiac 516
18 Shippensburg 569
19 Rider 576
20 Akron 600
21 Bloomsburg 614
22 Messiah 658
23 George Washington 686
24 Mount St. Mary's 691
25 Hofstra 712
26 St Francis 775
27 Wake Forest 822
28 Robert Morris 845

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