Cross Country Runs Fourth, Fifth at USATF Codfish Bowl
Men's ResultsWomen's ResultsBOSTON, Mass. (Sept. 27, 2014) - The LIU Post men's and women's cross country teams raced to a fifth- and fourth-place finish, respectively, at the USATF Codfish Bowl on Saturday. The Pioneer effort was highlighted by a
Talya Williams (Schenectady, N.Y.) first-place effort and a Michael Scott (Fultonville, N.Y.) fifth-place showing.
The men's squad came in fifth (132 total points) out of 11 collegiate institutions represented at Franklin Park. First to cross the finish line for the green and gold was Scott at 26:29. The red-shirt sophomore finished just 30 seconds behind the first-place runner. Junior
Steven Arnone (Staten Island, N.Y.) completed the course about a minute after Scott, clocking in at 27:40 and placing 22nd. Freshman
Ryan Gioe (Huntington Station, N.Y.) posted a time of 29:28, while
Joseph Lasher (Seaford, N.Y.) rounded out the LIU Post effort with a 30:50 clocking.
On the women's side, Williams once again set the mark for a Pioneer fourth-place, 104 total point, finish out of 12 institutions represented. The Schenectady native crossed the finish line first over all 141 women at 18:57. Coming in just over a minute later for the green and gold was junior
Elizabeth Stirling (Wantagh, N.Y.
) at 20:13, good for an 18th-place performance. Senior
Shaylyn Stehl (Wantagh, N.Y.) ran 22nd (20:22), while fellow senior
Brooke Rozea (Syosset, N.Y.) completed the course in a 31st-place time of 21:01. Capping off the LIU Post endeavor were freshman
Lauren Hoffman (Melville, N.Y.) and red-shirt junior
Jessica Wiking (Farmingdale, N.Y.), individually finishing in 21:14 and 22:59.
Head Coach
Rob Morris and the Pioneers are back in action on Saturday (Oct. 4), when they compete at the NJIT Highlander Challenge in Jersey City, N.J.