The 23rd-ranked William and Mary men's cross country team piled up 434 points Saturday at the Pre-National Invitational, finishing 14th in the field of 40 teams. No. 7 Colorado won the event with 72 points over No. 3 BYU (127), and UTEP freshman Anthony Rotich was the individual winner in 23:01.0.
Leading the way for the Tribe was redshirt-junior
Josh Hardin (Sterling, Va.), who ran 23:52.2 to finish 26th overall. Senior
John Muller (LaGrangeville, N.Y.) ran 24:06.6 to take 59th overall, and
Rad Gunzenhauser (Pittsburgh, Pa.) came across the line in 24:18.2 for 78th. Senior
Alex McGrath (Marlborough, N.H.) was fourth across the line in 24:39.7, and grad-student
Joe LoRusso (Oak Hill, Va.) finished out the scoring in 145th, running 24:48.0. The freshman pair of
Ryan Gousse (Apopka, Fla.) and
Nathan Thomas (Brentwood, Tenn.) rounded out the team effort, running 25:26.4 and 25:33.8, respectively.
William and Mary is next in action in two weeks, hosting the Colonial
Athletic Association Championships for the first time since 2001. The
race will begin at 11 a.m. on October 27, at Eastern State in
Williamsburg.
Pre-National Invitational - 8K
Louisville, Ky.
Team Standings
1. #7 Colorado 72
2. #3 BYU 127
3. #15 Oregon 152
4. #14 Florida State 275
5. Duke 287
...
14. #23 William and Mary 434
Top Five Individuals
1. Anthony Rotich (UTEP) 23:01.0
2. Paul Chelimo (UNCG) 23:14.0
3. Terefe Ejigu (EMU) 23:15.7
4. Jake Hurysz (COLO) 23:19.5
5. Trevor Dunbar (UO) 23:20.5
W&M Individuals
26.
Josh Hardin 23:52.2
59.
John Muller 24:06.6
78.
Rad Gunzenhauser 24:18.2
126.
Alex McGrath 24:39.7
145.
Joe LoRusso 24:48.0
213.
Ryan Gousse 25:26.4
224.
Nathan Thomas 25:33.8
