It was a strong showing for IXC at the Brissman-Lundeen tonight. The women were impressive, taking sixth place behind a blazing seventh place finish by women”s captain Megan Mocogni. Beth McGreal also earned a top-40 t-shirt with a 16th place. Heather Guetterman looked strong behind those two in her season debut, charging up throughout the race. Lauren Choi had another great race as the team”s fourth finisher, followed by Emma Burkhardt.
The men also ran well, led by a 30th place finish by Jared Ripoli. Michael Frintner ran a tough race, starting off quick near Ripoli and crossing the line as the team”s second runner. Brad Coyle and David Choi ran together as No. 3 and No. 4, strategically moving up throughout the race. Choi lost his chip during the race, so the team finish is still TBD. Freshman Josh Feldman once again rounded out the scoring five for the men in his first collegiate 8K.
‘”Both men and women exceeded expectations, top to bottom,'” head coach Steve Krauklis said. ‘”Some of the older team members showed a lot of maturity and handled all the changes and the race in general very very well. I am extremely pleased and excited moving forward.'”
Note: IXC Now is a quick post-race recap of the team”s top finishes. A full recap highlighting all of the team”s great performances in-depth is still to come.
