The William & Mary men's cross country team turned in a strong early-season performance Friday morning at the Panorama Farms Invitational, finishing eighth overall on the 8K course with 195 points. Host and No. 22-ranked Virginia led the way in the 16-team field with 35 points, while Michigan State was second with 82 points and Charlotte third with 109 points. Individually, Michigan State's Morgan Beadlescomb moved into the lead over the final two kilometers, and won the race in 23:58.7.
How it Happened
W&M's
JP Trojan (Chardon, Ohio) made a strong push for the win as well, finishing second overall in a lifetime-best 24:08.1. That was almost 30 seconds faster than he ran at this race two years ago. Junior
Spencer Tsai (Eugene, Ore.) was next through for the Tribe, running 24:48.9 for 26th overall, and redshirt-sophomore
Evan Goodell (St. Louis, Mich.) was 58th overall with a time of 25:26.1. Senior
Cooper Leslie (Camp Hill, Pa.) was close behind in 25:29.5 for 60th overall, and redshirt-sophomore
Jack Mackey (Alexandria, Va.) closed the scoring in 25:51.2 and 75th place. Rounding out the varsity seven were redshirt-sophomores
Micah Bremer (Lynchburg, Va.) and
Johnny Rogers (Vienna, Va.), who ran 26:12.1 and 26:16.9 for 96th and 100th, respectively.
Notes
Trojan's time of 24:08.1 is the fastest in the Colonial Athletic Association so far this season, by 15 seconds ... Ranked 11th in the Southeast Region, W&M beat out South No. 8 Florida (ninth, 286 points) by nearly 100 points, and Mid-Atlantic No. 11 Bucknell by 106 (13th place, 301 points) ... Tsai has finished second for W&M in all three races so far this season.
Up Next
William & Mary heads to State College, Pa., in two weeks for its next race. The Penn State National Open will be run on Friday, Oct. 18, at 11:30 a.m.
Panorama Farms Invitational - 8K
Charlottesville, Va.
Team Standings
1. #22 Virginia 35
2. GL6 Michigan State 82
3. SE8 Charlotte 109
4. GL7 Butler 138
5. NE10 Yale 143
6. SE15 Kentucky 159
7. SE13 Liberty 183
8. SE11 William & Mary 195
9. S8 Florida 286
10. High Point 288
11. Norfolk State 295
12. Richmond 298
13. MA11 Bucknell 301
14. Elon 419
15. Radford 449
16. Wofford 498
--Winthrop DNF
--Wake Forest DNS
Top Five Finishers
1. Morgan Beadlescomb (MSU) 23:58.7
2. JP Trojan (W&M) 24:08.1
3. Felix Kandie (LIB) 24:09.2
4. Ari Klau (UVA) 24:14.2
5. Spencer Dodds (UVA) 24:15.4
Other W&M Finishers
26.
Spencer Tsai 24:48.9
58.
Evan Goodell 25:26.1
60.
Cooper Leslie 25:29.5
75.
Jack Mackey 25:51.2
96.
Micah Bremer 26:12.1
100.
Johnny Rogers 26:16.9
114.
Patrick Lynch 26:38.0
116.
John Cacciatore 26:41.2
132.
Chris Short 27:12.1
134.
Tyler Kuchan 27:14.3
146.
Ryan McCracken 27:56.6
