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Men's Cross Country

Cross Country Runs at Atlantic 10 Championship

Men Finish Eighth, while Women Place 13th

Men's Results | Women's Results
 
Mechanicsville, Va. – (October 29, 2022) – The Fordham cross country team traveled to Pole Green Park in Virginia for the 2022 Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championship on Saturday morning.
 
The day kicked off with the women's championship, where Fordham was 13th out of 15 teams.  Loyola Chicago competing in their first A-10 Championship took the team title with 54 points, followed by La Salle (74), George Mason (92), George Washington (105), Dayton (113), and Richmond (119).
 
La Salle's tandem of Elizabeth Mancini and Eleanor Mancini posted a 1-2 finished in time of 16:38.6 and 16:40.2, respectively.
 
For Fordham, Madeleine Ryan was the top performer in 47th place, completing the 5K course in 18:26.5.  Nathania Tan was next across the line in 88th at 19:08.0 with Marin Bogulski in 97th (19:14.3).  Caroline McDonagh finished next in 102nd at 19:21.8, followed by Taylor Mascetta (104th – 19:22.2), Mary Kathryn Underwood (112th – 19:34.9), Helen Connolly (113th – 19:34.9), Jilli Jones (127th – 20:23.2), Alexandra Thomas (128th – 20:24.1), and Sarah Raubenheimer (136th – 21:02.8).
 
On the men's side, Fordham was eighth out of 15 teams.  Loyola Chicago again took the team championship with a score of 37 points, followed by La Salle (48), George Washington (98), George Mason (103), Saint Louis (153), Saint Joseph's (165), Dayton (193), and Fordham (238).
 
Loyola Chicago's Chris Devaney and Ryan Martins had a 1-2 finish over the five-mile course (8K), posting times of 23:59.6 and 23:59.7, respectively.
 
Fordham was led by Steven Zucca, who had a top 20 finish in the race at 18th overall in 24:41.6.  Colin Flood was Fordham's next finisher in 40th at 25:19.2, followed by Nathan Bezuneh in 56th (25:34.4), Rodolfo Sanchez in 64th (25:45.0), and Nicolas Grabarz in 69th (25:47.4).
 
Other Fordham runners on the day were Christopher Strzelinski in 95th (26:14.6), Ryan Fahey in 104th (26:30.0), Ben Borchers in 114th (26:48.3), Justin Lombardi in 117th (26:53.1), and Darren Croke in 123rd (27:16.7).
 
Fordham cross country will next be in action on Friday, November 11th at the NCAA Regional, held at Van Cortlandt Park.
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Players Mentioned

Nathan Bezuneh

Nathan Bezuneh

XC/Distance
5' 10"
Sophomore
Ryan Fahey

Ryan Fahey

XC/Distance
5' 11"
Senior
Colin Flood

Colin Flood

XC/Distance
5' 9"
Senior
Justin Lombardi

Justin Lombardi

XC/Mid-Distance
5' 9"
Junior
Rodolfo Sanchez

Rodolfo Sanchez

XC/Distance
5' 9"
Sophomore
Christopher Strzelinski

Christopher Strzelinski

XC/Mid-Distance
5' 10"
Graduate Student
Steven Zucca

Steven Zucca

XC/Distance
5' 10"
Junior
Marin Bogulski

Marin Bogulski

XC/Distance
5' 5"
Junior
Helen  Connolly

Helen Connolly

XC/Mid-Distance
5' 7"
Graduate Student
Jilli Jones

Jilli Jones

XC/Mid-Distance
6' 2"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Nathan Bezuneh

Nathan Bezuneh

5' 10"
Sophomore
XC/Distance
Ryan Fahey

Ryan Fahey

5' 11"
Senior
XC/Distance
Colin Flood

Colin Flood

5' 9"
Senior
XC/Distance
Justin Lombardi

Justin Lombardi

5' 9"
Junior
XC/Mid-Distance
Rodolfo Sanchez

Rodolfo Sanchez

5' 9"
Sophomore
XC/Distance
Christopher Strzelinski

Christopher Strzelinski

5' 10"
Graduate Student
XC/Mid-Distance
Steven Zucca

Steven Zucca

5' 10"
Junior
XC/Distance
Marin Bogulski

Marin Bogulski

5' 5"
Junior
XC/Distance
Helen  Connolly

Helen Connolly

5' 7"
Graduate Student
XC/Mid-Distance
Jilli Jones

Jilli Jones

6' 2"
Graduate Student
XC/Mid-Distance