Bronx, N.Y. – (October 18, 2024) – The Fordham cross country teams played host to the annual ECAC/IC4A Championships on Friday at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.
The ECAC Championship was up first for the women, as Yale captured the team championship with 53 points, followed by Bucknell (103), and Massachusetts (109). Fordham ended up ninth at 268 points.
Individually, Fairfield's Hannah Snayd was the gold medalist with a winning time of 20:41.9 over the 6K course. She was about nine seconds ahead of second place finisher, Claire Archer of Yale (20:50.7).
For Fordham, the Rams had two runners in the top 20, beginning with
Katarina Birimac placing seventh overall in 21:15.8, while
Sarah Zahaykevich finished 18
th in 21:37.5.
Kate Meeks was the next Ram across the line in 57
th at 22:27.3, followed by
Lauren Raimy in 112
th (23:23.0),
Grace Kenny in 126
th (23:31.3),
Sophia Viscon in 136
th (23:39.5), and
Sophia Oliva in 140
th (23:45.8).
Other competitors for Fordham on Friday were
Megan McCann (144
th – 23:49.5),
Brenna Sears (155
th – 23:56.7),
Alexis Smith (158
th – 23:58.2),
Marisa House (215
th – 25:07.2), and
Ciara McGroary (220
th – 25:21.2).
The men then hit the 8K course for the IC4A Championship, where George Mason won the team title with 61 points, followed by Harvard (73) and Bucknell (117). Fordham ended up 12
th with 339 points.
Individually, George Mason's Wesley Bond paced the course in 24:29.0 for first place with Lehigh's Kevin Harvey in second at 24:36.5.
For the Rams,
Sean Reidy was the top performer in 49
th place at 25:33.4, while
Nathan Bezuneh was 53
rd (25:36.5) with
Bradford Duchesne in 57
th (25:39.0).
Darren Croke was the next Fordham runner in at 26:00.4, good for 88
th, with
Tadael Mihret in 117
th (26:16.4),
Matthew Febles in 153
rd (26:38.4), and
Lucas Rohde in 176
th (26:56.4).
Other Ram runners on Friday included
Jake Frayler (194
th – 27:17.2),
Matthew McDevitt (205
th – 27:35.9),
John Corrigan (219
th – 27:42.9), and
Anan Bauman (242
nd – 28:31.0).
The Rams conclude the championship portion of their schedule on Saturday, November 2
nd, as they head to the Atlantic 10 Championship, hosted at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Virginia.
