Men's Cross Country Snags Fifth At Vertcross Invitational
Longwood men's cross country finished fifth out of nine teams at the Vertcross Invitational on Friday night in their final regular season race this fall.
Placement/Times (8K)
5. Longwood: 145— Avg time: 27:16
29. Benjamin Goulet: 26:40.7
36. Sam Sager: 27:00.8
40. Ethan Pettyjohn: 27:07.9
42. Saad Khan: 27:17.9
57. Alec Daniel: 28:11.8
65. Andrew Schaefer: 28:41.7
67. Misha Wiley: 29:01.4
73. Tim Slater: 29:42.9
75. Shahmique Cromwell: 30:32.2
76. Connor Williams: 30:36.0
78. Javier Roldan: 30:54.8
79. Zachary Lam: 30:57.6
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Benjamin Goulet posted his second-fastest time of his Lancer career to lead the Lancers, and he finished the 8K in under 27 minutes for a second straight race. His time of 26:40.7 was five seconds shy of his personal best, set two weeks ago in Louisville, and he finished 29th in the field.
Sam Sager followed it up with a 27:00.8 to smash his previous personal by 44 seconds. He has shaved nearly two full minutes off his season-opening 8K in the fall, and he finished 36th in the field.
Ethan Pettyjohn was seconds behind Sager to finish 40th with a 27:07.9, and the sophomore has run his past three 8K's in under 28 minutes.
Saad Khan set a new PR by knocking five seconds off his previous best 8K time. The sophomore set that time two weeks ago in Lousville, and he finished 42nd today with a 27:17.9.
Alec Daniel rounded out the Lancer runners to score as he finished 57th with a 28:11.8.
In addition, Misha Wiley posted a new personal best at 29:01.4,48 seconds better than his personal best.
WHAT THEY SAID:
"Our guys accomplished what they set out to do," said Longwood head coach Brooke Craig. "They set a few more PR's to cap off our regular season. It's been a breakthrough year for them, and I'm happy to see so many gains coming into the Big South Championship in two weeks."
"Our top four ran a really strong race together," said assistant coach Colt Resnick. "It's something we've been working on, and they executed it well today. Alec was our fifth runner and was in no-man's land, but he really pulled through with a gritty race."
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
For the Lancer men, it marked the third straight race where at least three runners set a personal best.
Goulet ran sub-27 minutes for the second time in his Lancer career. The sophomore has shaved nearly two minutes off his season-opening 8K at the Lancer Pink Invitational.
Andrew Schaefer, a freshman, ran his 8K in under 29 minutes for the third time in four races in his debut season.
Khan, also a sophomore, has trimmed nearly two minutes from his season-opening 8K at the Lancer Pink Invitational.
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