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UMBC MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY CAPTURES TEAM TROPHY AT MID-ATLANTIC CLASSIC

10/11/2003

Towson, Md. – The UMBC men’s cross country “B” team took first place at the Mid-Atlantic Classic held at Goucher College on Saturday.  The Retrievers had four runners complete the 8k trek in the top-10, recording a team score of 35 points to best second place Rowan by three points.

 

J.J. Wenzel (Crofton, Md./Archbishop Spalding) finished as the top Retriever with a time of 28:17.00, taking third place.  Right on Wenzel’s footsteps was teammate John Commins (New Oxford, Pa./New Oxford) with a fourth place finish in a time of 28:23.00. 

 

Rounding out the Retrievers in the top-10 was Mike Caputi (Marlton, N.J./Cherokee) with a seventh place finish in 28:45.00 and Mike Brady (Toms River, NJ/Monsignor Donovan) in ninth place with a time of 29:17.00. 

 

Other Retrievers competing included 18th place finisher Peter Ramdial (Bowie, Md./Bowie) with a time of 30:00.00 and James Simms (Landover, Md./Parkdale) in 55th with at time of 33:58.00.

 

UMBC INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

3. J.J. Wenzel                28:17.00

4. John Commins                28:23.00

7. Mike Caputi                28:45.00

9. Mike Brady                28:45.00

18. Peter Ramdial                30:00.00

55. James Simms                33:58.00

 

TEAM RESULTS   

1 University of Baltimore C    35               

      Total Time:  2:24:42.00                                                    

         Average:    28:56.40                                                    

   2 Rowan University 38                      

      Total Time:  2:25:00.00                                                    

         Average:    29:00.00                                                    

   3 Loyola College "b"  92                       

      Total Time:  2:30:38.00                                                    

         Average:    30:07.60                                                    

   4 Lebanon Valley College       94            

      Total Time:  2:31:25.00                                                     

         Average:    30:17.00                                                    

   5 Goucher College             157  

      Total Time:  2:38:53.00                                                    

         Average:    31:46.60                                                    

   6 Johns Hopkins University    159

      Total Time:  2:37:50.00                                                    

         Average:    31:34.00                                                     

   7 Howard Community College    183

      Total Time:  2:42:43.00                                                    

         Average:    32:32.60                                                    

   8 Hartwick College            184   

      Total Time:  2:42:28.00                                                    

         Average:    32:29.60                                                    

   9 Goucher Alumni              214       

      Total Time:  2:45:02.00                                                     

         Average:    33:00.40