MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY WINS MSMC INVITATIONAL; WALSH POSTS TOP INDIVIDUAL RUN IN NEWBURGH

Overall Results

NEWBURGH, N.Y. (Oct. 3, 2009) – On Saturday afternoon, the Molloy College men’s cross country squad won the Blue Knight Invitational with a team score of 69 points at Chadwick Lake Park in Newburgh, N.Y. Graduate Matthew Walsh (Wantagh, N.Y.) led the way as he took first place in the 8k by ripping the tape in a time of 28:45.27. The second-place finisher was sophomore Sean Daly (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) from Farmingdale State College. He followed Walsh 19 seconds later at a mark of 29:04.94.

Placing six behind him was senior Matthew Badamo (Floral Park, N.Y.), who clocked in at a mark of 29:57.62. Junior Patrick McCabe (Garden City Park, N.Y.) picked up 13th-place kudos as he posted a time of 30:27.50. Freshman Nick DiBenedetto (Wantagh, N.Y.) came in 21st-place (31:16.48), while sophomore Michael Colucci (Oceanside, N.Y.) was a 27th-place runner at 31:25.60, which capped off the Top-5 runners for Molloy on the day. Freshman Joseph Wellbrock (Mineola, N.Y.) added a strong 34th-place run (31:51.85).

Head Coach Al Kilfoyle and the Lions return to action next Saturday when they take part in the 2009 DeSales University Invitational in Center Valley, Pa. The gun is scheduled to go off at 10:30 a.m.