Dream Park, NJ (October 19, 2024) - The DeSales men's cross-country team competed at the Inter Region Border Battle at Rowan University taking eighth out of 30 teams in the championship 8K race.
The Dream Park 8K course is mostly flat and ideal for running fast times. Even with the warm weather, the Bulldogs achieved some of their top times of the season. Leading the way was sophomore Joey Wilson who placed 55th with a season best time of 25:54.4.
The next group of DeSales runners all finished within a few seconds of each other. Coming in only ten places behind Joey in 65th was senior Dean Ricco with a great overall time of 26:04.2. Junior Davis Trump crossed the line with a fast time of 26:24.8, placing 80th. Senior Josh Deremer finished with a time of 26:31.9 and placed 86th overall. Following right behind was sophomore Jozef Callano placing 110th with a time of 26:53.1. First-year Bryce Phillips was back on the course this weekend and ran a time of 27:01.2 and placed 122nd. The next Bulldog to cross the line sparing only a few seconds behind Bryce was first-year Jordan Smith who finished 131st in 27:08.9. Sophomore Dylan Doskocil finished with a time of 27:53.8 in 174th. Next up was senior Cody Smith who placed 198th with a final time of 28:52.2. Rounding out the Bulldog's finishers was Andrew Sidorski who finished 98th with a time of 28:35.2.
In the men's open 8k the Bulldogs secured 12th of 21 teams. Leading the Bulldogs was senior Tim Connell who finished 58th with a time of 28:21.0. Next was junior James Cook who finished just 19 seconds after Tim with a time of 28:40.3 and placed 68th. First-year Cale Aiken placed 92nd with an overall time of 29:32.1. Following right behind was senior John Murphy with a time of 29:43.9 who placed 97th overall. Rounding out the Bulldog's top 5 was junior Jordan Gallo who placed 115th and secured an overall time of 30:50.9.
The Bulldogs return to the action this coming Friday, October 25th at Lebanon University for the Last Chance Run at Union Canal Park.
DeSales Other Open 8k Finishers:
