Men’s Cross Country Takes Third at Southeast Regional

Christo Landry Places Fourth

11/10/07 2:30PM

LOUISVILLE, KY - William and Mary’s men’s cross country team was one of three teams involved in a classic race Saturday at the Southeast Region Championships, taking third with 74 points, only five points behind the regional champions from N.C. State. The Wolfpack, ranked 11th in the country coming in, scored 69 points to claim a one-point victory over No. 13 Louisville, with both teams claiming automatic berths in next week’s NCAA Championships. Liberty’s Josh McDougal won the individual title in 29:30.70 to lead the Flames to a fifth-place showing.

Team Results
Individual Results

W&M used a strong team effort for its third-place finish, upsetting No. 9 Virginia (who finished fourth). Two-time All-American Christo Landry (Falls Church, Va.) finished fourth in 29:44.25, and fellow senior Ian Fitzgerald (Glenshaw, Pa.) was sixth in 29:56.80, just two-hundredths of a second out of the top five. Also finishing in the top-25, and therefore winning all-region honors, were sophomore Ben Massam (Chatham, N.J.) and redshirt-freshman Patterson Wilhelm (Lynchburg, Va.). Massam ran 15th in 30:26.85, while Wilhelm was 23rd in 30:43.15.

Senior Dave Mock (Johnstown, Pa.) finished the Tribe’s scoring in 26th, just one spot behind earning all-region honors with his time of 30:50.75. Senior Rob Dennis (Little Silver, N.J.) was 36th in 31:12.15, and sophomore Colin Leak (Chadds Ford, Pa.) rounded out the team’s effort in 50th with a time of 31:31.80

The College will now await word from the NCAA Selection Committee as to whether or not they will have an 11th-consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships on November 19. Those selections will be announced tomorrow by 7 p.m. Regardless, the Tribe will travel to New York City next Saturday, November 17, to defend its IC4A crown at Van Cortlandt Park.

Southeast Region Championships
E.P. “Tom” Sawyer Park – 10K
1. #11 N.C. State 69
2. #13 Louisville 70
3. #25 WILLIAM AND MARY 74
4. #9 Virginia 116
5. Liberty 168

Top Five Individuals
1. Josh McDougal (LIB) 29:30.70
2. Jacob Korir (EKU) 29:36.10
3. Wesley Korir (LOUIS) 29:43.70
4. Christo Landry (W&M) 29:44.25
5. Cory Thorne (LOUIS) 29:56.60

Other W&M All-Region (Top-25)
6. Ian Fitzgerald 29:56.80
15. Ben Massam 30:26.85
23. Patterson Wilhelm 30:43.15

Other W&M Individuals
26. Dave Mock 30:50.75
36. Rob Dennis 31:12.15
50. Colin Leak 31:31.80