Penguin Cross Country News
Eric Rupe is the First Male Penguin to Win the Tommy Evans Invitational
by YSU
Monday, Sep 9, 2013 6:19 am
Rupe has led the YSU men cross country team in the first two meets of the season, and had a strong performance this Thursday finishing first with a time of 20:23 in the 6,400-meter run (four miles). Sophomore Austin McLean was the next Penguin to finish at 17th at a time of 20:55, Nick Gliha placing 22nd at 21:15, and right behind him was John Hutnyan in 23rd place at 21:27. Other finishers for the Penguins were Jon Richmond (29th 21:54) and Ethan Wilson (33rd 22:20).
Rupe was in the middle of the pack at the mid-way point before overtaking the group with a blazing 9:30 in his final two miles. He won the race by five seconds.
Along with Rupe, Ciarniello has led the YSU women's cross country team in the first two meets. Ciarniello placed seventh running a time of 18:50 in the 5K missing the top five by six seconds. Freshman McKinsie Klim had a solid run tailing Carniello with a 9th place finish at a time of 18:51, both Klim and Ciarniello were among the top runners YSU has had at the Tommy Evans Invitational in the past.
Junior Brittany Stockmaster was the following Penguin to finish at 15th with a time of 19:04 and Elizabeth Rogenski placing 19th at 19:23. While Katie Heney and Megan Monte finished back to back with Katey placing 27th at 19:57 and Monte finishing 28th at 20:02. Ashley Smith also ran with a time of 21:28.
The next meet that the Penguins will be running at is the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Ind., on Friday, Sept. 27.
Team Results
Men's Team Scores
Akron 21, YSU 35
Kent State 21, YSU 38
Malone 20, YSU 42
YSU 21, Marshall 35
Women's Team Scores
Akron 28, YSU 29
Kent State 22, YSU 33
Malone 17, YSU 41
Youngstown State 19, Marshall 38
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