The Roberts Wesleyan University men’s cross country team swept the top five spots on the Matt St. James Cross Country Trails to secure their eighth consecutive East Coast Conference championship on Saturday, November 5.
“It’s really nice to see us take one through five because it shows that the group is coming into top form as we move into championship season,” said Andrew Dorr, Roberts Wesleyan’s Director of Cross Country and Track & Field.
Junior Blake Kasper covered the 8K course in 26:07 to finish first.
He was followed across the finish line by teammates Owen White (26:21), Jackson Doran (26:23), Zachary Hall (26:35) and Ryan Karker (26:46).
Kasper was named ECC Runner of the Year and was named first-team all-conference along with White, Doran, Hall and Karker. Dorr was named ECC Coach of the Year for the ninth straight season.
Roberts finished with 15 points. Daemen placed second with 48 and Molloy was third with 69.
“The first thing that you have to do is to win the conference,” Dorr said. “I told the guys to go out and run as a group and put yourself in position to do that, and they did.”
Sophomore Jaxon Bunting finished 17th for Roberts (28:01) while sophomores Landon Schreib and Hunter Moore finished 20th and 21st, respectively.
Next up for Roberts is a trip to the NCAA Division II Regionals at Bethpage Park, Long Island, on November 19.
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