{"id":4186,"date":"2020-04-04T13:44:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sullyonsports.com\/?p=4186"},"modified":"2020-04-04T13:44:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T17:44:00","slug":"cross-country-competes-at-nyit-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sullyonsports.com\/?p=4186","title":{"rendered":"Cross Country Competes at NYIT Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This article originally appeared in The Fordham Ram in September 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both the Fordham men\u2019s and women\u2019s cross country teams competed at this weekend\u2019s NYIT Invitational, hosted by the New York Institute of Technology, in Old Westbury, N.Y. The men\u2019s team raked in a second-place finish, trailing only Seton Hall, while the women finished fourth behind Seton Hall, St. Thomas Aquinas and USMMA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the men\u2019s side, the team was led by junior William Whelan, who finished seventh in the 8K race with a time of 23:34.26. Fordham finished in each position seventh through tenth, as three of Whelan\u2019s teammates \u2014 freshman Ryan Fahey (23:52.48), junior Patrick Norako (23:52.78) and junior Dylan Serino (23:56.72) \u2014 rounded out the top 10. Also competing for the Rams was sophomore Patrick Tuohy, who finished the race in a time of 24:17.75, good for 17th place in the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a runner for over seven years, it always feels great when your summer training starts to pay off,\u201d Whelan says. \u201cI knew going into the NYIT Invitational I was one of the fastest runners, and I could score low for Fordham. Placing seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth is a great sign, but the competitiveness in me thinks we could have been lower.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moving over to the women\u2019s team, sophomore Bridget Alex had her second straight solid performance, crossing the finish line before of any other female Ram in 20:09.85. Junior Bridget White placed 19th in 21:29.06 while sophomores Jill Jones and Angelica Piccini finished 27th and 28th, respectively, with times of just over 22 minutes. Junior Julia Herms also placed for Fordham, crossing the finish line in a time of 22:18.65.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was the second event of the regular season for the Rams, after last week\u2019s Fordham Fiasco, in which both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams came in fifth place. Fordham will have a return home of sorts this coming week, as the Rams will compete in the Paddy Doyle Invitational this coming Friday; however, Fordham will not be hosting. Instead, Iona College will be hosting the event, even though it will be held here in the Bronx, at Van Cortlandt Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are a strong group of athletes, and starting this cross-country season, we have been holding each other more accountable for small things like stretching, core and other important priorities that may be overlooked,\u201d Whelan says. \u201cWith that being said, running more tight as a pack during workouts may give us very similar feel to when it comes time to race, and when the time comes to race, we will used to seeing, pacing and running next to each other, whether ahead or behind, and start to pick off other runners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fordham will look forward to doing that this Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This article originally appeared in The Fordham Ram in September 2019. Both the Fordham men\u2019s and women\u2019s cross country teams competed at this weekend\u2019s NYIT Invitational, hosted by the New York Institute of Technology, in Old Westbury, N.Y. The men\u2019s team raked in a second-place finish, trailing only Seton Hall, while the women finished fourth … <\/p>\n

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