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Men's Cross Country Earns Runner-Up Finish as Miller Takes First Place Finish at Vassar Season Starter

Junior cruises to first place finish in opening 4K race of the season

Poughkeepsie, NY - The Vassar College Men's Cross Country team earned a runner-up finish, just behind nationally-ranked NYU, as junior Sean Miller raced to a first place overall finish out of 56 finishers with a new career-best 4K time of 12:15.9 at the Vassar Season Starter.

VASSAR'S FINISHERS
  • Miller used a strong start to propel himself to a first place overall finish with a new personal-best time in the 4K opening race with a mark of 12:15.9.
  • Junior Max Frazee scored a runner-up finish with a time of 12:25.2 followed by first year Jay Borland tallying a fifth place finish in 12:47.4 in his collegiate debut.
  • Senior Arlo Rucker crossed the finish line in 12th position with a mark of 13:06.9 along with first year Jack Brilliant earning a 15th place finish in a time of 13:10.0 in his first collegiate race.
  • First year Lincoln Neiswender recorded a 17th place finish in 13:15.6 and classmate Riley Magill finished 19th overall with a time of 13:18.9 in their college debuts.
  • First year Maslen L'Esperance posted a 21st place mark with a time of 13:23.5 to begin his college career followed by fellow first year Grey Fearon in 28th place in 13:47.5.
  • Sophomore Oscar Olson Gross and classmate Zeke DeMercurio scored top-40 finishes with Olson Gross finishing in 14:17.4 and DeMecurio posting a time of 14:17.5.
  • Senior Mikhail Medina closed out the Vassar finishers with a top-45 finish with a time of 14:41.3.
TEAM SCORES
  1. #12 NYU - 34 points
  2. Vassar - 35 points
  3. Union - 55 points 
  4. New Paltz - 112 points
  5. Bard - 155 points
  6. Sarah Lawrence - 180 points
UP NEXT
  • Vassar returns to the Farm on Saturday, September 13th for the Ron Stonitsch Invitational with races beginning at 10:00 a.m.
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Players Mentioned

Zeke DeMercurio

Zeke DeMercurio

5' 11"
Sophomore
Max Frazee

Max Frazee

6' 2"
Junior
Sean Miller

Sean Miller

6' 4"
Junior
Oscar Olson Gross

Oscar Olson Gross

Sophomore
Arlo  Rucker

Arlo Rucker

6' 1"
Senior
Jay Borland

Jay Borland

5' 8"
First Year
Jack Brilliant

Jack Brilliant

5' 11"
First Year
Grey Fearon

Grey Fearon

First Year
Maslen L

Maslen L'Esperance

First Year
Riley Magill

Riley Magill

6' 0"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Zeke DeMercurio

Zeke DeMercurio

5' 11"
Sophomore
Max Frazee

Max Frazee

6' 2"
Junior
Sean Miller

Sean Miller

6' 4"
Junior
Oscar Olson Gross

Oscar Olson Gross

Sophomore
Arlo  Rucker

Arlo Rucker

6' 1"
Senior
Jay Borland

Jay Borland

5' 8"
First Year
Jack Brilliant

Jack Brilliant

5' 11"
First Year
Grey Fearon

Grey Fearon

First Year
Maslen L

Maslen L'Esperance

First Year
Riley Magill

Riley Magill

6' 0"
First Year