Army West Point Athletics
Friday, September 2
Orono, ME
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University of Maine Dual
Fong Leads Men’s Cross Country in Victory Over Maine
September 02, 2016 | Men's Cross Country
Results
ORONO, Maine – For the second year in-a-row, the Army West Point men's cross country team defeated Maine to open the season on Friday.
The Black Knights won by the score of 20-37 to improve to 1-0 on the season.
ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
- Robbie Santoyo placed fourth in his collegiate debut.
- Benjamin Petrella placed sixth in his first career race.
TOP FINISHES
- Jacob Fong – Second (25:50.16)
- Mikey Singer – Third (25:54.48)
- Robbie Santoyo – Fourth (25:56.09)
- Johnny Valeri – Fifth (25:57.10)
- Benjamin Petrella – Sixth (25:57.14)
- Matthew Bearden – 10th (26:16.51)
- Roman Ollar – 11th (26:17.67)
COACH's COMMENTS
- "Our guys ran well today and in particular I was please with how our plebes competed," commented head coach Mike Smith. "Robbie Santoyo and Ben Pertrella did a nice job fitting into our top five and Keagan Smith and Roman Ollar looked good. We had a plan for how we wanted to run and for the most part we executed that plan. I like where we are."
UP NEXT
- The Black Knights will travel to Van Cortlandt Park in New York, N.Y., on Sept. 16, for the Iona "Paddy Doyle" Meet of Champions.
For more information on Army West Point men's cross country, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_TrackXC on Twitter.
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