WALSH PLACES 61ST IN 8K AS MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY FINISHES 13TH AT DESALES INVITATIONAL

Overall Results

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. (Oct. 10, 2009) - Graduate Matthew Walsh (Wantagh, N.Y.) notched a 61st-place run in the 8k on Saturday afternoon as the Molloy College men's cross country team posted a 13th-place showing at the DeSales University Invitational in Center Valley, Pa. Overall, the Lions accumulated a team total of 363 points. Dickinson College got top honors as each of its five runners placed in the Top-10, which included the first- and second-best runner in the competition.

Freshman Guy Murolo (Garden City, N.Y.) followed in 72nd-place after registering a time of 29:04.52. Coming in seven behind him was rookie Nick DiBenedetto (Wantagh, N.Y.), who ripped the tape at a mark of 29:15.95. Sophomore Michael Colucci (Oceanside, N.Y.) crossed at 29:50.55, which was good enough for a 107th-place showing. Junior Patrick McCabe (Garden City Park, N.Y.) capped the Top-5 runners for Molloy with his 122nd-place clocking of 30:06.48.

Head Coach Al Kilfoyle and the Lions return to action next Saturday when they compete in the St. John's University Invitational. The gun is scheduled to go off at 10 a.m.