Men's Cross Country Places Fourth at RPI Fairgrounds Showdown

Miller finishes in the top-20, Vassar finishes behind three nationally ranked teams

Troy, NY - The Vassar College Men's Cross Country team finished fourth overall out of 15 scoring teams at the RPI Fairgrounds Showdown on Saturday as senior Sean Miller led the way with a top-20 finish.

Vassar's Top Finishers

Miller finished 17th overall out of 216 total finishers as he crossed the finish line with a time of 24:39.0 while classmate Max Frazee was 21st in a career-best 24:41.8.
First year Anis Abidar collected a 41st place finish with a time of 25:16.8 followed by sophomore Jay Borland in 47th position in a collegiate-best time of 25:24.2.
Sophomore Rafael Mellow-Bartels placed 78th overall in a career-best 26:09.5 along with classmate Jack Brilliant earning a 85th place finish with a personal-best time of 26:16.4.
Sophomore Maslen L'Esperance finished in the top-100 with a career-best time of 26:22.8 followed by sophomore Riley Magill adding a collegiate-best time of 26:41.6.
First year Wyatt Powers crossed the finish line with a time of 27:02.1 along with junior Lincoln Neiswender adding a finish with a mark of 27:13.9.
First year Wes Ludwigson recorded a top-125 finish with a time of 27.14.1 while classmate Nick Akita turned in a time of 27:31.2.
First year Andrew Marrone crossed the finish line with a time of 27:32.7, sophomore Ethan Spritzer notched a time of 27:49.4 and junior Zeke DeMercurio recorded a career-best time of 28:48.0.