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Strong Individual Performances Lead Davidson to 19th Place Finish at Greater Louisville Classic
10/5/2008 1:52:22 PM | Men's Cross Country
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Davidson men's cross country team battled through the absence of three of the team's s top runners to record their fastest performance as a team for any 8K race in program history, bringing home a 19th place finish at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic Saturday afternoon in Louisville, Ky.
The 'Cats were led by Alex Hoyt, whose time of 25:35 places him among the top ten runners ever for an 8K course in Davidson history, and gives him a 87th place finish. Right behind him was Lance Harden, who ran the third-fastest time of his career (25:41) in his first race since he suffered an injury in March of 2007.
Freshman Ryan Hopkins' mark of 26:02 was not only a career-best, but it also put his name at the top of the Davidson record books, giving Hopkins the second-fastest time by a freshman in school history, right behind Harden's 25:42 in the fall of 2005.
"This was a breakout performance for the team," said Davidson head coach Gary Andrew. "Almost everyone ran a personal-best time in the meet, with some improving by over one minute on their top times."
Other Wildcat finishers included Greg Marcil (26:08/148th), Peter Bruton (26:09/151st), Ian Tupper (26:13/160th), and Jonathan Koch (27:34/244th).
Davidson will return to action on Oct. 17 when they head up to Boone, N.C. to take part in the Blue Ridge Mountain Open on the campus of Appalachian State University.
The 'Cats were led by Alex Hoyt, whose time of 25:35 places him among the top ten runners ever for an 8K course in Davidson history, and gives him a 87th place finish. Right behind him was Lance Harden, who ran the third-fastest time of his career (25:41) in his first race since he suffered an injury in March of 2007.
Freshman Ryan Hopkins' mark of 26:02 was not only a career-best, but it also put his name at the top of the Davidson record books, giving Hopkins the second-fastest time by a freshman in school history, right behind Harden's 25:42 in the fall of 2005.
"This was a breakout performance for the team," said Davidson head coach Gary Andrew. "Almost everyone ran a personal-best time in the meet, with some improving by over one minute on their top times."
Other Wildcat finishers included Greg Marcil (26:08/148th), Peter Bruton (26:09/151st), Ian Tupper (26:13/160th), and Jonathan Koch (27:34/244th).
Davidson will return to action on Oct. 17 when they head up to Boone, N.C. to take part in the Blue Ridge Mountain Open on the campus of Appalachian State University.
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