Men’s Cross Country Finishes Second at Colonial Inter-Regional

Senior Ian Fitzgerald Leads Tribe

09/29/07 7:45PM

WILLIAMSBURG - The 13th-ranked William and Mary men’s cross country team put three runners in the top five Saturday at the Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge, but were unable to overcome No. 16 Georgetown in the team race, falling to the Hoyas 26-37. Georgetown was led by individual champion Andrew Bumbalough, and placed four runners in a row at sixth through ninth to score the upset.

Complete Results

2005 CAA Champion Ian Fitzgerald (Glenshaw, Pa.) finished second overall to lead the Tribe, timing 24:15.3 for eight kilometer race. Right behind him was fellow senior and two-time All-American Christo Landry (Falls Church, Va.), third in 24:19.3. Sophomore Ben Massam (Chatham, N.J.) placed fifth in 24:37.4, and Colin Leak (Chadds Ford, Pa.) and Harry Miller (Portland, Ore.) finished the scoring for W&M in 13th and 14th, respectively. The College’s two displacers were senior Dave Mock (Johnstown, Pa.), 20th in 25:12, and redshirt-junior David Groff (Centreville, Va.), 22nd in 25:19.

William and Mary has next weekend off, before traveling to the Pre-National Invitational, October 15 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Also on October 15, the College will host teams from around the state in the Tribe Open.

Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge
Dunbar Farms – 8K
1. #16 Georgetown 26
2. #13 WILLIAM AND MARY 37
3. Virginia Tech 78
4. Richmond 128
5. Virginia “B” 144

Top Five Individuals
1. Andrew Bumbalough (GTOWN) 24:13.1
2. Ian Fitzgerald (W&M) 24:15.3
3. Christo Landry (W&M) 24:19.3
4. Matt DeBole (GTOWN) 24:21.3
5. Ben Massam (W&M) 24:37.4

Other W&M Individuals
13. Colin Leak 24:57.8
14. Harry Miller 25:02.7
20. Dave Mock 25:12.0
22. David Groff 25:19.0
24. Rob Dennis 25:28.1
25. Patterson Wilhelm 25:29.2
34. Tom Burke 25:45.8
39. Pete Asaro 25:55.3
42. Karl Lang 25:59.5
51. Brian Sklodowski 26:16.4
52. Robert Sagar 26:20.1
63. Bryce Wilk 26:43.6
64. Andrew Mearns 26:44.0
83. Sean Sewell 27:31.0