Men’s Cross Country Opens 2007 Campaign

Freshman Burke Leads Tribe at Lou Onesty

09/08/07 4:37PM

EARLYSVILLE, VA - William and Mary’s men’s cross country team opened its 2007 season this morning at the Lou Onesty Invitational, placing fourth out of nine teams. Duke won the event with a score of 35-55 over the host Cavaliers of the University of Virginia. Virginia’s Andy Biladeau ran 24:25.8 to claim a 12-second victory in the eight-kilometer race.

Complete Results

The Tribe was led by true freshman Tom Burke (Edina, Minn.), who ran 25:59 for 21st in his first collegiate race. Junior Karl Lang (Oak Hill, Va.) ran second for the College, finishing 27th in 26:16.4. Sophomore Cabell Rosanelli (Richmond, Va.) ran 26:34.4 to finish 38th, and true freshman Pete Asaro (Gloucester, Mass.) (45th, 26:52.6) and redshirt-freshman Robert Sagar (Alexandria, Va.) (54th, 27:07.8) closed out the scoring for the Tribe. Finishing in sixth and seventh for the Green and Gold were junior Bryce Wilk (Milbrook, N.Y.) and freshman Brian Sklodowski (Newark, Del.).

W&M returns to action at the end of the month, hosting the Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge on September 29 at Eastern State Hospital.

Lou Onesty Invitational – 8K
Panorama Farms
1. Duke 35 (5-6-7-8-9)
2. Virginia 55 (1-4-13-17-20)
3. High Point 56 (2-3-10-12-29)
4. WILLIAM AND MARY 116 (15-19-24-27-31)
T5. George Mason 163 (25-30-33-35-40)
T5. Mars Hill 163 (18-26-34-41-44)

Top Five Individuals
1. Andy Biladeau (UVA) 24:25.8
2. Tamas Kovacs (HPU) 24:37.6
3. Marcus Dillon (WFU) 24:53.4
4. Emil Heineking (UNAT) 24:59.2
5. Hillary Cheruiyot (NSU) 25:08.7

W&M Individuals
21. Tom Burke 25:59.0
27. Karl Lang 26:16.4
38. Cabell Rosanelli 26:34.4
45. Pete Asaro 26:52.6
54. Robert Sagar 27:07.8
60. Bryce Wilk 27:41.3
61. Brian Sklodowski 27:45.0