Cross Country Takes Part in Iona Meet of Champions

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In a meet featuring some of the top cross country teams in the country, the Fordham cross country team took part in the Iona Meet of Champions, held at Van Cortlandt Park on Saturday.
 
In the men's race, six out of the 23 teams in the competition were regionally ranked heading into the race, which included nationally ranked Iona (#12) and Arkansas (#13).
 
Arkansas captured the team title with a score of 46 points, followed by Fordham in second place with 67 points, and Brown in third (96 points).  The Razorbacks had four runners finish in the top 10, while the Rams had five runners in the top 20.
 
Individually, Robert Allen of UMass-Lowell won the five-mile race with a time of 25:32.7, followed by a trio of Arkansas runners in Alex George (2^nd – 25:36.6), Stan Kebenei (3^rd – 25:41.6), and Gabe Gonzales (4^th – 25:42.9).
 
For Fordham, Jonathan Annelli placed seventh overall in a time of 25:54.0 in his first action of the season, while Quincy O'Connor was 12^th in 26:08.8.  Mike Turi and Thomas Slattery were the next two across the line in 14^th (26:12.5) and 15^th (26:14.21) place, respectively.  Brian Cook was the final Ram runner in the top 20, finishing 19^th in 26:21.02.
 
Other Fordham competitors on Saturday were Nik O'Brien (33^rd – 26:37.8), Jake Duckworth (96^th – 27:48.5), Devin Rocks (109^th – 28:06.1), Adam Schwenzfeier (115^th – 28:16.2), Ryan McGann (125^th – 28:24.1), Fritz Heinrich (131^st – 28:31.8), and Yehia Fahmy (142^nd – 28:50.4).
 
In the women's competition, six regionally ranked teams were in this race with the Ivy League taking the top three spots.  Brown won the team title with 38 points, followed by Yale with 86 and Princeton with 141.  Fordham would take ninth out of the 20-team field with 218 points.
 
Individually, Albany's Silvia Del Fava paced the field by winning the 6K race in 22:27.6.
 
For Fordham, Brianna Tevnan was the top finisher in 21^st place, clocking in at 23:10.0, while Brynna Harum was 51^st in 24:06.1.  Brianne Roche took the next spot in 53^rd (24:07.0), followed by Mara Lieberman in 55^th (24:14.9), and Sarah Glockenmeier in 70^th (24:32.6).
 
Other Rams in the race included Stephanie Leo (76^th – 24:44.5), Shea Williams (86^th 24:54.9), Jillian Brooks (99^th – 25:27.7), Melanie Notarstefano (108^th - 25:52.0), and Tara Cangialosi (122^nd – 26:26.6).
 
The Fordham cross country teams will next be in action on Friday, September 26^th, when the Rams travel to Boston for the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown, hosted by Boston College.