HOLMDEL, N.J. – The Stevens Institute of Technology men's cross-country team were the top college finisher Saturday in the season-opening Back to the Bowl Invitational at Holmdel Park, placing their top eight finishers among the Top 18 runners overall.

As a team, the Ducks scored 50 points, eight points back of Castle Point Racing (Stevens Alumni team) and 21 points clear of the D-I Wagner, who finished third. Stevens' scoring runners placed 6^th, 10^th, 12^th, 13^th, and 14^th, respectively, with eight more runners finishing in the Top 30.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Sophomore Dylan Barrett shaved more than 30 seconds off his Back to the Bowl time from last season, finishing first among all Ducks and sixth overall in 16:58.6. senior Ryan Paradine and junior Kevin Medrow both knocked more than 10 seconds off their 2025 BTTB times, finishing 10^th in 17:05.9 (Paradine) and 12^th in 17:07 flat (Medrow). The duo led a pack that included first-year Calvin Daou and junior James Adamo, who rounded out the top five finishers for the Ducks, with Daou and Adamo each finishing less than a second back of Medrow.
 
First-year William Hoyer was neck and neck with Adamo for the Ducks' fifth finisher, crossing 0.1 seconds after for 15^th overall. Sophomore Ryan Shibles took 17^th in 17:14.4 and classmate Markus Soennichsen was 18^th in 17:20.6, rounding out the top 20 Duck finishers.
 
Additional runners, places, and times from Saturday:

• Matthew Reed, 21^st, 17:28.7
• Matthew Hodorowski, 24^th, 17:39.6
• Benjamin Adamo, 25^th, 17:45.5
• Connor Wrinn, 27^th, 18:02.3
• Nelson VanMaaren, 30^th, 18:10.5

 
INSIDE THE MEET

• The Ducks were the only team (including Castle Point Racing) to place their top five among the 15 fastest times; no other (college) team placed their top five even among the Top 25

UP NEXT
Stevens heads to Stevenson, MD for the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Preview Meet Friday, September 18, with race time slated for 5:00 PM.

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