Men Race to 2nd Place Finish

News Release Date:
Saturday, September 1, 2012

Walla Walla, Wash. – The Whitman Men’s Cross Country team’s season opening race at Fort Walla Walla proved to be a good first test for the experienced Missionary squad. The team finished 2^nd in the 8K race led by the strong performances by senior captains Cory Rand and Taylor Mesojednik. Lewis-Clark State won the team event with a total of 18 team points, with Whitman coming in 2^nd at 55 points and Pacific Lutheran in 3^rd with 61. Dave Marks from LC State won the event with a time of 25:55.85.

Lewis-Clark State, ranked #2 in the country among NAIA colleges, showed their dominance by taking five of the first seven spots.

Whitman’s top two runners, Rand and Mesojednik finished 9^th and 10^th, respectively. Rand posted Whitman’s best time with a time of 27:57.97. Juniors Spencer Corwin and Joe Mayo were only separated by four seconds as they finished 13^th and 14^th.

Pacific Lutheran’s best runner Alan DeAdel finished 3^rd with a time of 27:21.00.

Whitman’s next event is in two weeks at the Sundodger Invitational in Seattle, Wash. on September 15^th.

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CONTACT: Sean Kinney
Assistant Sports Information Director
Whitman College, Walla Walla, Wash.
kinneysb@whitman.edu