Meet Information
Race: PAC Preview - 8K
Location: New Castle, Pa.
Short Story: Barons place 2nd at the PAC Preview among nine PAC schools in their first look at the Championship course

Results

Race Highlights
Franciscan Men's Cross Country took on an 8K course for the first time this season, and they represented well with a second place finish at the PAC Preview.

Andrew Madigan led the way for the Barons once again, as he placed fourth. His time of 26:41.3 was just nine seconds off his best collegiate 8K. Miguel Daez placed 12th, as he steadily looks to improve after taking a year off last season. Conal Delaney was right behind him, as he adjusted well to the normal 8K format. Sophomore Seamus Sommers placed 17th in what looks to be a great start to his second season. Rounding out the top five would be Ryan Ozymy, as he beat his personal best time by more than a minute. 

Geneva led the way with 33 points. Franciscan with 66 points were able to beat the reigning champions from Saint Vincent. They would have 69 points in third with their leader Tim Patterson taking home the individual title. 

Baron Top Finishers - Overall Finish
4th  Andrew Madigan           26:41.3
12th Miguel Daez                 27:29.8
13th Conal Delaney              27:37.1
17th Seamus Sommers        27:57.6
20th Ryan Ozymy                 28:01.8
21st  Luke Hurley                  28:06.6
43rd Aidan Mohr                   29:36.0
51st Anthony Pucillo             30:14.2
56th Thomas Dittmer            30:33.9
65th Eduardo Torres             31:17.6
74th Dominic Young             31:58.2
77th Luke Campbell              32:16.6
92nd Roman Urbanczyk       34:52.2
96th Isaac Hill                       38:15.1
97th Kelenna Obi                  39:23.4

Up Next
Franciscan will return to action at the All-Ohio Challenge on September 20th. This will be a large race with several of the top teams in the Great Lakes Region, as it will be a great early look at where the Barons rank in the Region.

Kelly Roggensack Memorial Races
The Annual Kelly Roggensack Memorial Races will take place for the 17th time in its history, once again kicking off a busy Saturday on Homecoming Weekend. The races will begin at 8 am on September 28th, 2024, with the 1K Kids Fun Run followed by the 5K Run & 3K Walk at 8:20 am. Click here for more info and to sign up

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