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LaDue is Men’s Cross Country’s Top Finisher at Atlantic Region Division III Championship

Sophomore is top-finisher for men's cross country at Atlantic Region Championship

November 16, 2019

Meet Results
 
The Basics
  • The lead: Sophomore Trevor LaDue placed 108th out of 300 runners to lead the Stevens Institute of Technology men's cross country team Saturday at the 2019 Atlantic Region Division III Men's Cross Country Championship.
  • Location: Ronald C. Hoffmann Cross Country Course - Canton, New York, hosted by St. Lawrence University
  • Short Story: Using a 5:29 mile pace, LaDue completed the eight-kilometer course in 27:11.8 to lead Stevens' seven-runner contingent. It was the second-fastest eight-kilometer time of his career and topped his previous season best by 7.5 seconds. He completed the third mile of the race in 5:24 flat to move up 22 places. LaDue posted the fastest closing 1.6 kilometers of any Duck, completing the final leg in 5:36.9
  • The finishes: RPI's Noah Falasco used a 5:05 mile to win the Region Championship in a time of 25:13.3. SUNY Geneseo had four runners place among the top-six and all five scoring runners finished in the top-15 to claim the region's team title. As a team, the Ducks finished 23rd out of the 42 competing teams.

Top Finishers
  • Stevens' top-five finishers were spread by 56.5 seconds and the Ducks' top-seven were spread by 2:07.3. The Ducks' average time among the five scoring runners was 27:41.9.
  • Freshman William Schulz was the second Duck to reach the finish, hitting the line in 27:26.6 to finish 124th. He missed a personal-best time by 7.3. The Doylestown, Pennsylvania also turned in a strong third mile, passing 25 runners between checkpoints.
  • Junior PJ Gunther was the third Duck to reach the finish, completing the course in 27:39.1. 
  • Running in his final collegiate cross country race, senior Jake Catalano was the fourth runner to contribute to Stevens' total. The Malverne, New York native used a 5:27.4 mile to finish 164th with a time of 28:03.4. Catalano posted the fastest opening 955 meters (3:13) among the Ducks' seven runners.
  • Sophomore Hayden Daly was the final scoring runner. The Northridge, California native finished 4.9 seconds behind Catalano to finish 167th.
  • Sophomore Robby Russo (28:39.2) and senior Dylan Peters (29:19.1) rounded out Stevens' contingent. 

Harden's Thoughts
  • "St. Lawrence got just under a foot of snow earlier in the week, so their grounds crew worked around the clock to clear the course. They had a challenging job, especially given that the snow melted on Friday afternoon and then refroze overnight with temperatures around seven degrees. Ultimately, the course was pretty clear with sections of frozen footprints, mud, ice, and snow. There were a couple dicey spots, but it was a fair course and we would like to thank the St. Lawrence staff for their work that enabled us to have a true cross country race."
  • "During the race, temperatures were around 16 degrees, but it was sunny with no wind.  The course looped around athletic fields for the first mile before entering a narrow, winding woods trail for the next mile. The men repeated both sections a second time, before finishing with a final fields circuit."
  • "Trevor had his best race of the season, in terms of time, place, and engagement. He improved 26 places from last season at this meet. It was encouraging to see him bounce back from a disappointing MAC race (where he was outside of our top-seven), to finish as our top man today. Will Schulz has been our season MVP, improving every time out.  While he didn't set a personal best today due to the conditions, he was leading our team for much of the race and ultimately finished as our #2 runner in his first collegiate season of XC."
  • "Today was the final XC race for our senior, Jake Catalano. Jake has raised the team standard, particularly in terms of training load. We appreciate everything he has given to the program and we look forward to seeing what he can do in track."

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Players Mentioned

Jake Catalano

Jake Catalano

6' 0"
Senior
Hayden Daly

Hayden Daly

5' 11"
Sophomore
PJ Gunther

PJ Gunther

6' 2"
Junior
Trevor La Due

Trevor La Due

6' 0"
Sophomore
Dylan Peters

Dylan Peters

5' 10"
Senior
Robby Russo

Robby Russo

5' 6"
Sophomore
William Schulz

William Schulz

5' 8"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Jake Catalano

Jake Catalano

6' 0"
Senior
Hayden Daly

Hayden Daly

5' 11"
Sophomore
PJ Gunther

PJ Gunther

6' 2"
Junior
Trevor La Due

Trevor La Due

6' 0"
Sophomore
Dylan Peters

Dylan Peters

5' 10"
Senior
Robby Russo

Robby Russo

5' 6"
Sophomore
William Schulz

William Schulz

5' 8"
Junior