From NYU Athletics
A contigent of the New York University men's cross country team traveled to Oberlin, OH, to take part in the Inter-Regional Rumble hosted by Oberlin College on Saturday, October 17.
Those who represented NYU placed second in the 32-team race finishing with 103 points. The Violets finished behind only Allegheny College (88 points), currently ranked #17 by the United States Track and Field & Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Fellow University Athletic Association (UAA) team, 15th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University, finished third (117) behind NYU.
NYU finished ahead of other nationally-ranked teams in the race, including the fourth-place University of St. Thomas (MN), ranked 30th, and sixth-place Ohio Northern, University ranked 20th.
This week's ECAC Metro Runner of the Week, junior Jorge Maldonado, was the first NYU runner to cross the finish line. He took ninth place with a time of 24:34.4. Following close behind was 14th-place finisher sophomore Karn Setya with a time of 24:41.6.
"To split Carnegie and Allegheny was great," said Head Coach Will Boylan-Pett. "Maldonado has really stepped up as the number-one man on our team."
The third scorer for NYU was freshman Matt Osubor, who finished 22nd in a time of 24:52.1.
"Osubor was our three-man. That is tremendous," exclaimed Boylan-Pett. "We have a young team, but that does not stop them from showing up week-to-week."
Overall, 273 runners participated in the 8k race.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- The NYU pair of sophomore Neil Saddler and Daniel Rieger finished 28th and 30th, respectively, with times of 24:57.4 and 24:58.7 to be NYU's fourth and fifth scorers.
- Sophomore Max Mudd placed 34th in a time of 25:02.3.
- NYU's final scorer was 59th-place finisher junior Nick Karam with the time of 25:23.1.
"Any time you are in a conference like this, it is going to be fun," said Boylan-Pett referring to the upcoming UAA Championship in two weeks. "We are rounding into great shape at the right time."