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Using dual meet scoring, the Bearcats posted a 5-2 record in the Duquesne Duals, held at Schenley Park in Pittsburgh. The Bearcats defeated Carnegie Mellon, Niagara, Canisius, Wheeling Jesuit and St. Bonaventure, losing only to Division I schools Duquesne and Pitt. A total of 87 runners competed. The Bearcat top seven were: Adam Smith (9th overall, 26:42), Wayne Hooper (12th, 26:56), Jim Walsh (28th, 27:57), Alex Krupey (36th, 28:15), Shane Simmons (37th, 28:18), Josh Meny (45th, 28:43) and Rodney Young (47th, 28:47).
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The Bearcat harriers competed in the National Catholic Cross Country
Invitational hosted by the University of Notre Dame, taking 11th place overall
and 3rd place in the small college division.
For the men, junior Adam
Smith led the Bearcats, crossing the finish line 27th out of 266 runners with a
time of 26:09. Senior Wayne Hooper took 32nd overall with a time of 26:09,
senior Jim Walsh finished 78th in 27:27, and sophomore Shane Simmons crossed the
finish line in 27:52, good for 99th overall.
Out of 180 runners in the
small college division, Smith's time was good for fourth place, Hooper's
seventh, Walsh's 26th, and Simmons 39th.
http://und.cstv.com/sports/c-xc/spec-rel/nd-natl-cath-results.html
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Adam Smith and Wayne Hooper finished first and second overall, leading the Bearcats to a team victory in the Saint Vincent Invitational. Smith covered the five-mile distance in 26:42, followed by Hooper in 27:02. SVC won the team event with 35 points, followed by California U of PA (60), Carnegie Mellon (63), Seton Hill (126), Davis & Elkins (132), Westminster (202), Fairmont State (214), Pitt-Greensburg (218), West Liberty State (233), Waynesburg (268), Point Park (269), Franciscan (278), and Thomas More (INC) Other top Bearcat finishers were Jim Walsh (7th overall, 28:07), Shane Simmons (12th, 28:45), Nick Stelitano (13th, 28:53), Josh Meny (15th, 29:10) and Bill Fischer (17th, 29:21).
COMPLETE RESULTS
1 - Adam Smith (SVC) 26:42
2 - Wayne Hooper (SVC) 27:02
3 - Ryan Moravec (CAL) 27.34
4 - Jullian Fiorina (SHU) 27:55
5 - Andrew Amey (CAL) 27:55
6 - Erik Kallemback (CMU) 28:04
7 - Jim Walsh (SVC) 28:07
8 - Chuck Kacsur (CAL) 28:11
9 - Rafael Bertrand (CMU) 28:21
10 - Jonathan Malusky (CMU) 28:37
11 - Jason Jura (CMU) 28:41
12 - Shane Simmons (SVC) 28:45
13 - Nick Stelitano (SVC) 28:53
14 - Steve Johnson (D&E) 28:57
15 - Josh Meny (SVC) 29.10
16 - Tony Shillingburg (WLS) 29:14
17 - Bill Fischer (SVC) 29.21
18 - Ed Moss (SVC) 29:22
19 - Josh Wilks (SHU) 29.24
20 - Tony Russo (CAL) 29.25
21 - Rodney Young (SVC) 29.26
22 - Mike Ortiz (SHU) 29.26
23 - Gerod Grech (FAIR) 29.27
24 - Jeremiah Patterson (WES) 29.31
25 - John Thompson (FAIR) 29.33
26 - James Adams (D&E) 29.34
27 - Eric Reger (CAL) 29.34
28 - Jess Bradley (SHU) 29.37
29 - Taka Matsuura (CMU) 29.43
30 - Chad Schmidt (TMC) 29:45
31 - Ryan Lichtner (D&E) 29:54
32 - Craig Anderton (SVC) 29:58
33 - Kevin Thurston (D&E) 30:01
34 - Eric Morrow (WLS) 30.02
35 - Matt Hagg (SVC) 30.03
36 - Shane Anderton (SVC) 30.07
37 - Cody Ludwig (CAL) 30.09
38 - Tyler Stewart (UPG) 30.12
39 - Jeremy Eshleman (UPG) 30.16
40 - Mike Wong (SVC) 30.16
41 - Mike Hannon (SVC) 30.24
42 - Jarred Ferree (PPU) 30.26
43 - Tim Monaghan (WAY) 30.30
44 - Tim Baumgarten (CMU) 30.34
45 - Matt Bright (D&E) 30.42
46 - Tim O'Mara (SVC) 30.43
47 - Kip Carpenter (CAL) 30.45
48 - Joel Turley (D&E) 30.53
49 - Willie Delair (WES) 30:56
50 - Andrew Brown (WES) 30.58
51 - Andrew Skidmore (FAIR) 31.04
52 - Mike O'Connor (CAL) 31.08
53 - Bryan Walters (UPG) 31.13
54 - Brien Brockway (FRA) 31.14
55 - Troy Higgins (D&E) 31.24
56 - Mike Dinger (UPG) 31.35
57 - Joey Knott (WES) 31.43
58 - Brendan Barabas (PPU) 31.44
59 - Shane Gottschalk (WAY) 31.49
60 - Dustin Daugherty (WLS) 31.51
61 - Ben Fortna (WAY) 31.56
62 - Adam Griffith (WES) 31.57
63 - Kevin Codd (FRA) 31.58
64 - Mike Simpson (PPU) 32.01
65 - Steve Leuschel (SVC) 32.02
66 - Earl Ambrozak (FAIR) 32.06
67 - Ethan Frey (WES) 32.11
68 - Nate Hunter (WES) 32.19
69 - Chris Bartko (SHU) 32.21
70 - Dominic Scarnecchia (FRA) 32.22
71 - Dan Godnick (FRA) 32.22
72 - Matt Long (WLS) 32.31
73 - Phil Archambault (FRA) 32.33
74 - John Bozek (SVC) 32:35
75 - Mike Stevens (SVC) 32:36
76 - Ian Mollick (PPU) 32.52
77 - Aaron Fisher (UPG) 32:58
78 - Rob Canfield (FRA) 33:00
79 - Mike Harwick (WAY) 33:02
80 - Colin Brown (WAY) 33:05
81 - Tyler Ferrari (SHU) 33:07
82 - Steven Linden (UPG) 33:11
83 - Aaron Titus (WES) 33:15
84 - Mike Will (D&E) 33:25
85 - Allan Nascane (PPU) 33:33
86 - Andrew Obernaul (WAY) 33:42
87 - Chris Finlay (UPG) 33:53
88 - John Lafferre (FAIR) 34:04
89 - Shea Gottschalk (WAY) 34:04
90 - William Geyer (SHU) 34:15
91 - Cory Criss (WES) 34:16
92 - Richie Clark (WLS) 34:26
93 - Joe Scotti (WAY) 34:31
94 - Kyle Egan (TMC) 34:35
95 - Jack Haines (WAY) 34:46
96 - Dan Gottron (WAY) 35:12
97 - Tom Faherty (SHU) 35:40
98 - Kyle Sensibaugh (FAIR) 35:51
99 - Steven Sluzynsky (WAY) 35:53
100 - John Varley (WES) 35:55
101 - Joe Altobelli (D&E) 36:03
102 - Tyler Tenley (WLS) 36:16
103 - Zack Flynn (WAY) 36:51
104 - Jim Bryan (WES) 37:05
105 - Tom James (SHU) 37:25
106 - Andy Namick (WAY) 38:22
107 - Greg Spelar (SVC) 38:28
108 - Luke Shirey (WAY) 38:38
109 - Joe Farley (FRA) 38:38
110 - Chris Racine (D&E) 39:04
111 - Dave Greer (FRA) 39:14
112 - Jacob Miller (SHU) 39:22
113 - John Magnuson (WES) 39:36
114 - Alan Chan (UPG) 40:03
115 - Darek Ranson (WLS) 42:51
116 - Raul Vargas (TMC) 45:18
117 - Eric Davidow (PPU) 45:44
118 - Peter Funnucchiane (PPU) 52:28
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Two Bearcat runners earned individual titles, while Saint Vincent finished third as a team at the Dickinson College Invitational. Two races were run on the day, a 4K and an 8.1K, and Bearcat runners won each of them. Wayne Hooper started the day with the individual title in the short race, finishing in 12:25. Adam Smith finished first in the long race, crossing the finish line in 26:29.
Joining Hooper in the short race, Matt Hagg finished in 29th place with a time of 13:24, Nick Stelitano 74th in 13:43, Craig Anderton 83rd in 13:51, and Shane Anderton 88th with a 13:54. A total of 171 runners competed.
On the long course, Jim Walsh finished in 12th with a time of 27:23, Shane Simmons 30th in 28:23, Ed Moss 38th in 28:41, and Bill Fischer 41st with a time of 28:44. As a team, SVC finished 2nd of 21 on the long course and 9th of 21 on the short course. When the scores were combined, SVC earned third place honors overall.
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Saint Vincent junior Adam Smith entered the school record books as the Bearcats finished in fourth place out of 23 teams at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational. Smith finished in fifth place out of 230 runners with a time of 25:58 in the 8K (five mile) race. With this performance, Smith became only the fifth runner in Saint Vincent history to run under 26 minutes in an 8K race.
Wayne Hooper finished close behind Smith, crossing the finish line in 26:21, good for 14th overall. Jim Walsh was the third SVC finished, and 49th overall, with a time of 27:23. Ed Moss finished 81st with a time of 27:58, Matt Hagg 84th with a 28:02, Shane Simmons 87th in 28:07, and Bill Fischer 105th with a time of 28:43. Only the host school, Carnegie Mellon, and a pair of Division-I teams in Duquesne and George Washington, finished above the Bearcats in team standings.
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Behind a first place finish by junior Adam Smith, the Bearcats finished first place as a team at the Presidents' Athletic Conference Championships held at SVC. Smith turned in a time of 26:20, 12 seconds faster than the second place finisher, Washington & Jefferson's Matthew Rudzki. SVC senior Wayne Hooper took third overall, finishing in a time of 26:53. Other top finishers for the Bearcats included Jim Walsh (6th overall, 27:38), Shane Simmons (11th overall, 28:16), Nick Stelitano (14th overall, 28:23), and Ed Moss (15th overall, 28:26). Smith, Hooper, Walsh, Simmons, and Stelitano all earned PAC Coaches' Honors- the equivalent of All-PAC for provisional NCAA schools- for finishing in the top-14. Rudzki was named the meet's MVP, while Grove City coach Sean Severson was named the PAC Coach of the Year. PHOTO (By Brittany Concepcion): SVC's Adam Smith in action at the 2007 PAC Championships Complete Results PLACE TEAM POINTS PLACES OF FINISHERS AVG. TIME SPREAD
1 Saint Vincent 35 1 3 6 11 14 15 20 27:30 2:03
2 Grove City 39 5 7 8 9 10 12 17 27:52 40
3 W & J 80 2 4 22 25 27 28 30 28:22 2:56
4 Geneva 122 18 19 23 24 38 54 29:17 1:46
5 Westminster 144 16 21 32 33 42 43 45 29:37 2:28
6 Thiel 169 26 31 36 37 39 47 49 30:06 1:03
7 Bethany 191 13 35 40 51 52 53 55 31:15 5:55
8 Waynesburg 194 29 34 41 44 46 48 50 30:45 1:55
INCOMPLETE TEAMS:
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Individuals
1. Saint Vincent
98 1 Adam Smith, Jr 26:20 5:18
91 3 Wayne Hooper, Sr 26:53 5:25
102 6 Jim Walsh, Sr 27:38 5:34
97 11 Shane Simmons, So 28:16 5:42
100 14 Nick Stelitano, Jr 28:23 5:43
95 15 Ed Moss, So 28:26 5:44
88 20 Bill Fischer, Sr 28:45 5:48
Time = 2:17:28 Places = 35
2. Grove City
37 5 Garrett Cichowitz, Fr 27:29 5:32
41 7 Gordon Grob, Fr 27:48 5:36
49 8 Daniel Spaulding, Jr 27:52 5:37
51 9 Timothy Su, Jr 28:00 5:39
44 10 Brett Kelly, Jr 28:09 5:40
38 12 Joey Cortez, Sr 28:17 5:42
42 17 Frankie Hourigan, So 28:39 5:47
Time = 2:19:16 Places = 39
3. W & J
136 2 Matthew Rudzki, Sr 26:32 5:21
135 4 Robert Regan, Jr 27:17 5:30
133 22 Andrew Howard, Fr 29:12 5:53
139 25 Matthew Toldero, Jr 29:22 5:55
134 27 Andrew Nowak, Jr 29:28 5:56
137 28 Will Seymour, So 29:42 5:59
132 30 Bryan Hanrahan, So 29:47 6:00
Time = 2:21:49 Places = 80
4. Geneva
23 18 Phillip Falk, Sr 28:41 5:47
22 19 Joshua Falk, So 28:43 5:47
24 23 Josh Gunnett, Fr 29:16 5:54
26 24 Ryan Thorn, Fr 29:17 5:54
21 38 Ryan Curley, Fr 30:27 6:08
25 54 Matt Reeves, Fr 35:11 7:06
Time = 2:26:22 Places = 122
5. Westminster
183 16 Jeremiah Patterson, So 28:28 5:44
177 21 Will Delair, Sr 28:49 5:48
175 32 Andrew Brown, Jr 29:54 6:02
179 33 Adam Griffith, Fr 29:57 6:02
178 42 Ethan Frey, So 30:55 6:14
180 43 Nate Hunter, So 31:02 6:15
176 45 Corey Criss, Sr 31:38 6:23
Time = 2:28:01 Places = 144
6. Thiel
80 26 Derek Workman, Fr 29:27 5:56
73 31 Klavin Boyd, Jr 29:53 6:01
72 36 Alex Bent, Fr 30:13 6:05
75 37 Bryan Montozzi, Fr 30:27 6:08
77 39 Tim Rosario, Fr 30:29 6:09
74 47 Adam Evans, Jr 31:41 6:23
76 49 Ben Moran, So 32:27 6:33
Time = 2:30:26 Places = 169
7. Bethany
4 13 Zach Foster, So 28:21 5:43
1 35 Clifford Arbogast, Fr 30:10 6:05
7 40 Matt Schlemmer, Jr 30:36 6:10
6 51 Patrick Miller, So 32:54 6:38
5 52 Benjamin Heid, Fr 34:16 6:54
3 53 Kevin Fedigan, Fr 35:01 7:04
2 55 Spencer Conner, Jr 38:18 7:43
Time = 2:36:15 Places = 191
8. Waynesburg
155 29 Tim Monaghan, Sr 29:45 6:00
151 34 Shane Gottschalk, Jr 30:04 6:04
149 41 Benjamin Fortna, Fr 30:47 6:12
154 44 Michael Harwick, So 31:30 6:21
157 46 Andrew Obenhauf, Fr 31:40 6:23
147 48 Colin Brown, Jr 32:09 6:29
152 50 Shea Gottschalk, So 32:29 6:33
Time = 2:33:43 Places = 194
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Saint Vincent senior Wayne Hooper took the individual title at the 2007 Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships, while teammate Adam Smith came in second individually, leading the Bearcats to a fourth place finish as a team at the event held in Williamstown, Massachussets. Hooper finished first out of 265 runners, crossing the finish line in 26:13, while Smith was right on his heels, finishing the 8-kilometer race just three seconds later. All seven of SVC's runners finished in the top 100, as Jim Walsh took 30th with a time of 27:31, Shane Simmons 33rd (27:35), Ed Moss 73rd (28:22), Nick Stelitano 85th (28:22), and Bill Fischer 89th (28:49). Williams College, the host school, took the team title, followed by Kean, SUNY-Oneonta, and the Bearcats, who finished with a score of 135. A total of 37 schools competed. Complete results can be found here: http://www.ecacsports.com/sports/fall/mxc/Championships/DivisionIII/2007-08/2007_ECAC_Division_III_Men-s_Cross_Country_Championship.pdf?dec=
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