Men's XC Captures CCSU Mini-Meet

Craig Hunt and Sam Alexander finished second and third on the Stanley Park 5K course.

October 21, 2011

The Central Connecticut men's cross country team finished first at the CCSU Mini-Meet on Friday afternoon. The 5K race serves as the final tune-up before next weekend's Northeast Conference Championship meet. Junior Craig Hunt finished second and led a strong Blue Devil pack that placed five runners in the top-nine.

At last year's Mini-Meet Hunt set a new course record with a 14:55 performance. This year he improved on his time, running a 14:53, but he finished behind Providence's Alex Wallace. Wallace ran a 14:46 to set the new Stanley Park 5K course record.

Finishing behind Hunt, was senior Sam Alexander in third place with a 15:03 performance. Senior Jeremy Schmid's 15:23 time earned him a sixth place finish and junior John Krell came across seventh with a 15:36.

Sophomore Andrew Hill completed the Central score with a ninth place finish and a 15:37 mark. While senior Ben Lazarus and freshman Andrew Pullaro displaced runners from other teams in the scoring by finishing 11th and 14th, respectively. Lazarus ran a 15:46 and Pullaro a 15:50.

The Blue Devils posted a team score of 27 to earn the victory. Providence finished second with a score of 73 and Bryant took third with a 101 mark.

The Blue Devils head into next weekend's conference meet as the two-time defending champions. The meet will be hosted by Monmouth University in Holmdel, NJ, on Oct. 29.