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Ryan Kutch and Alexandra Thomas in action at Iona Meet of Champions

Men's Cross Country

Cross Country Competes at Brother John "Paddy" Doyle Meet of Champions

Men place fifth, women seventh


Men's Results | Women's Results
 
Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham men's and women's cross country teams continued their season today as they competed at the Brother John "Paddy" Doyle Meet of Champions at Van Cortlandt Park on Friday morning. The Fordham men placed fifth of 18 teams while the women were seventh of 16 teams.
 
Iona, the host school, won the men's team title with 38 points, followed by Charlotte (66), Temple (72), Columbia (125) and Fordham, who was just three points behind Columbia with 128 points.
 
On the women's side, Columbia took the team title with 45 points followed by Cornell (87), La Salle (98), Johns Hopkins (102), Temple (117), Charlotte (145) and Fordham (225).
 
Senior Ryan Kutch, the defending Atlantic 10 and Met champion, saw his first action of the year for Fordham, placing eleventh overall on the 8K course in a time of 25:12.0, 45 seconds behind the winner, Johnjack Miller of Iona.
 
Sophomore Brandon Hall was the second Ram s across the line with a time of 25:32.3, good for 17th overall, while senior Nicholas Raefski placed 26th in 25:53.7.
 
Other scorers for Fordham were freshmen John McGovern (33rd - 26:01.0) and Colin Flood (41st – 26:12.5) while senior Sean Sullivan (58th – 27:07.0) and freshmen Jack Craven (27:15.2) and Nick Lundberg (79th – 27:25.2) also competed for the Rams.
 
Freshman Alexandra Thomas was the first Fordham woman across the line, covering the 5K course in 18:32.6, good of 16th overall. Senior Sydney Snow was next, placing 42nd in 19:11.2 with freshman Taylor Mascetta right behind her in 49th place in 19:29.9.
 
Also scoring for the women was sophomore Bridget Alex (52nd – 19:35.3) and freshman Sarah Raubenheimer (66th – 20:11.1) while juniors Dana Beggins (72nd – 20:33.4) and Maeve O'Connor (85th – 21:49.5) also competed for the Rams.
 
The Rams return to action on Saturday, October 5, as they compete at the Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
 
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Players Mentioned

Brandon Hall

Brandon Hall

XC/Distance
6' 0"
Sophomore
Ryan Kutch

Ryan Kutch

XC/Distance
5' 7"
Senior
Sean Sullivan

Sean Sullivan

XC/Distance
5' 11"
Senior
Colin Flood

Colin Flood

XC/Distance
5' 9"
Freshman
Jack Craven

Jack Craven

XC/Distance
5' 8"
Freshman
Nick Lundberg

Nick Lundberg

XC/Distance
5' 10"
Freshman
John McGovern

John McGovern

XC/Distance
6' 1"
Freshman
Bridget  Alex

Bridget Alex

XC/Distance
5' 7"
Sophomore
Dana  Beggins

Dana Beggins

XC/Sprints/Mid-Distance
5' 7"
Junior
Maeve  O

Maeve O'Connor

XC/Mid-Distance
5' 7"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Brandon Hall

Brandon Hall

6' 0"
Sophomore
XC/Distance
Ryan Kutch

Ryan Kutch

5' 7"
Senior
XC/Distance
Sean Sullivan

Sean Sullivan

5' 11"
Senior
XC/Distance
Colin Flood

Colin Flood

5' 9"
Freshman
XC/Distance
Jack Craven

Jack Craven

5' 8"
Freshman
XC/Distance
Nick Lundberg

Nick Lundberg

5' 10"
Freshman
XC/Distance
John McGovern

John McGovern

6' 1"
Freshman
XC/Distance
Bridget  Alex

Bridget Alex

5' 7"
Sophomore
XC/Distance
Dana  Beggins

Dana Beggins

5' 7"
Junior
XC/Sprints/Mid-Distance
Maeve  O

Maeve O'Connor

5' 7"
Junior
XC/Mid-Distance