The William and Mary men's cross country team eased to the win Friday evening at the Spider Alumni Open, scoring 17 points with four men in the overall top six.  The Tribe out-paced Richmond with 42 points, as well as Christopher Newport at 73.

Complete Results

Tribe sophomore Trevor Sleight (Asheville, N.C.) took the overall win, his first in cross country and second overall, in a time of 15:05.  That was a 35-spot improvement from his finish in this race last year for the defending CAA Rookie of the Year.  Junior Ryan Gousse (Apopka, Fla.) also made a huge jump, up 33 spots to finish second overall in 15:08.  Sophomore Faris Sakallah (Chantilly, Va.) and redshirt-junior Nathaniel Hermsmeier (Charlottesville, Va.) took fifth and sixth, respectively, in a blanket finish with a time of 15:10 on the clock.  Redshirt-freshman Cavender Salvadori (Wilmington, Del.) finished the scoring five with his 10th-place showing in 15:21, while Jacob Sears (Cary, N.C.) and Nick Tyrey (Raleigh, N.C.) completed the varsity seven in 15th (15:35) and 17th (15:38).

William and Mary has next weekend off, before hosting the 56th Annual W&M Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 13.

Spider Alumni Open - 5K
Pole Green Park

1. William and Mary 17
2. Richmond 42
3. Christopher Newport 73

Top Five Individuals
1. Trevor Sleight (W&M) 15:05
2. Ryan Gousse (W&M) 15:08
3. Mac Haight (Unattached) 15:08
4. Jason Driscoll (Unattached) 15:10
5. Faris Sakallah (W&M) 15:10

Other W&M Individuals
6. Nathaniel Hermsmeier 15:10
10. Cavender Salvadori 15:21
15. Jacob Sears 15:35
17. Nick Tyrey 15:38
20. Kurtis Steck 15:41
22. AJ Tucker 15:44
25. Tom Feeney 15:48
26. Reider Strehler 15:50
37. Ricky Cappetta 16:25