Mavericks Begin Season at the Iona Meet of Champions
NCAA Division II Cross Country Result
Saturday, September 20, 2008
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| Peter Yarema |
Mavericks Begin Season at the Iona Meet of Champions
BRONX, NY
- The Mercy College cross country team kicked off
its season on Saturday at the Iona Meet of Champions in Van
Cortlandt Park.
Senior Thomas Cannariato
(Goshen,
NY) paced all Mavericks' harriers
with a time of 28:08.2 on the 8k course. Senior Peter
Yarema (Northport,
NY) crossed the finish line next
at 28:46.0.
The Mavericks had four student-athletes compete in their first
collegiate cross country race. Senior John Benvin
(Thornwood,
NY) finished with a time of
31:40.4; he was followed by senior Kevin Gibson
(Buenos Aires,
Argentina) with a time of
35:16.9. Sophomore Jonathan Holland
(Roanoke,
VA) came in with a time of
37:24.7 and senior Justin Sanabria
(Bronx,
NY) followed closely behind.
On the men's side, the University of Michigan finished first,
followed by Penn State and Iona College.
The Mavericks' women's team did not compete. Penn State took first
place for the women, while Cornell and Boston College took second
and third place.
Mercy will be back in action on Saturday, September 27 at the
Connecticut College Invitational.
