University of Massachusetts Lowell
America East Pre-Conference Meet
9/7/2013 5:19:00 PM | Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Top River Hawk Finisher Padraic Donovan Grabs Ninth
Sophomore Padraic Donovan (Lowell, Mass.) turned in a solid performance finishing ninth in a field of 81 runners as the UMass Lowell men's cross country team finished fifth in a field of five at the American East Pre Conference Meet on the campus of Binghamton University in Vestal, N. Y.
"Donovan got out well and put himself in good position and Battled," said Head Coach Gary Gardner. "He ran well."
Donovan ran the five mile course in a time of 25-minutes and 49.9-seconds.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County runners took the top two spots as the Retrievers took the team title with seven runners in the top 15, and a total of 31 points (1, 2, 4, 11, 13 – 14, 15).
UMBC's Eric Schuler won the event in a time of 25:33.1, five seconds ahead of teammate Redatu Semeon.
The host school, Binghamton, finished second with 37 points (3, 5, 7, 10, 12 – 17, 25). Vermont took third with 89 points (8, 18, 20, 21, 22 – 28, 32). Albany finished fourth one point ahead of the River Hawks with 104 points (6, 16, 26, 27, 29 – 31, 34). UMass Lowell finished with 105 points (9, 19, 23, 24, 30 – 33, 35).
"We got our first America East meet under our belt and we were hoping for a better result," said Gardner. "We feel we are a better team than we showed."
Senior Ben Pare (Methuen, Mass.) was the second River Hawk to complete the course. He finished 19th among scoring runners with a time of 26:22.5. Senior Brian Donovan (Dracut, Mass.) and junior Matthew Cioe (Mansfield, Mass.) crossed the finished line less than two seconds apart grabbing 23rd and 24th place with times of 26:32.4 and 26:34.0. Senior Drew Butler (The Woodlands, Texas) closed out the scoring for UMass Lowell finishing 30th with a time of 26:55.0.
The River Hawks are off for a couple of weeks before competing, September 21, in the Iona College Meet of Champions in New Rochelle, N. Y.
