MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TAKES HOME 12TH-PLACE RUN AT CONNECTICUT COLLEGE INVITATIONAL

Team Results

Individual Results

WATERFORD, Conn. (Sept. 26, 2009) – Graduate Matthew Walsh (Wantagh, N.Y.) ripped the tape at a 39th-place clocking of 26:34 in the 8k as the Molloy College men’s cross country squad came in 12th-place out of 16 teams at the Connecticut College Invitational, which took place at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Conn. Overall, the Lions accumulated a score of 338 points. Tufts University took first place at 48 points. The mark for the Wantagh native also proved to be a new school record.

Senior Matthew Badamo (Floral Park, N.Y.) ran his way to a 61st-place finish after crossing at a time of 27:03. Freshman Guy Murolo (Garden City, N.Y.) posted a 102nd-place showing at a mark of 28:20. Freshman Nick DiBenedetto (Wantagh, N.Y.) placed 116th (28:39), while rookie Daniel Brennan (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) came in at 122nd (28:56) to cap the Top-5 for Molloy. Sophomore Ryan Hupfer (Hicksville, N.Y.) added a 131st-place run as he clocked in at 29:10.

Head Coach Al Kilfoyle and the Lions return to action next Saturday when they travel up to Newburgh, N.Y. for the Mount Saint Mary College Invitational. The gun is scheduled to go off at 11 a.m.