Men's cross country finishes fourth at NCAA Regionals
Stephen Jaynes - Sports Information Director
11/14/2009 3:24:13 PM
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LETCHWORTH, NY -- The RIT men's cross country team placed fourth at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Championships on Saturday at Letchworth State Park. The Tigers placed fourth out of 38 teams with an overall score of 147.
Leading the way for RIT was senior
Jared Burdick (Manlius, NY/Fayetteville-Manlius). He was the Tiger's top finisher, placing 12th overall finishing the 8,000-meter course in a time of 25:32.7.
Mike Brindak (Syracuse, NY/Solvay) finished 19th for the Tigers, completing the course in a time of 25:43.4.
Nick Meeker (Hamburg, NJ/Wallkill Valley) and
Mike Hardbarger (Parkersburg, WV/Ritchie County) were 37th and 38th respectively. Meeker finished in a time of 26:17.9, while Hardbarger came home in a time of 26:18.1
RIT will wait for tomorrow's announcement of who makes the field for the 2009 NCAA Division III Championships hosted by Baldwin Wallace.