Lehigh University Athletics
Saturday, November 2
Hamilton, N.Y.
Lehigh University
at
Patriot League Championships
Photo by: Don Paul
Men's Cross Country finishes fourth at Patriot League Championships; Slavin named All-League
11/2/2019 4:56:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Lehigh men's cross country team ran a good race on Saturday at the Patriot League Championships. The Mountain Hawks finished fourth with a score of 97 points.  The race was held at the Harry H. Lang Cross Country Course at Colgate University.
"Our men ran a tough and gritty race today," stated head coach Todd Etters. "I am very impressed with how they handled the biggest meet of the year. We worked on running as a pack all year long and today our strength was in our pack."
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At the end of the race, Lehigh placed four runners inside the top-20.
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The Black Knights of Army West Point claimed the gold on Saturday. The Black Knights (37 points) edged out the Naval Academy (40 points) in an exciting race.
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"Our game plan was very effective and I thought we ran an extremely patient race," added Etters. "There was never any panic and we made up nearly 100 points from the 1000-meter split to the finish."
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Continuing his dominating season, Seth Slavin was once again at the forefront for the Mountain Hawks. Slavin was the first Lehigh finisher, finishing 14th with a time of 25:59.60. With the finish, Slavin earned All-Patriot League Second Team, an honor that was well-deserved.
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Another impressive performance on the day came from junior Sean Brown. Brown just missed the list of All-League, as the junior finished 15th with a time of 26:08.80.
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Junior Brad DeMassa continued his consistent season, as the junior was the third Lehigh finisher at 17th with a time 26:12.60. Nick Norton, another junior finished a great race on Saturday. Norton finished 19th with a time of 26:12.70.
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Rounding out the scoring for the Mountain Hawks, Michael Mitchell finished fifth with a time of 26:42.0. Additional times for Lehigh included a 46th place finish from freshman Connor Melko at 26:59.0, while Kyle Burke was the seventh Lehigh finisher at 49th with a time of 27:05.60.
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Up next, the Mountain Hawks will host the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional in two weeks. The race will be held at the Goodman Campus Cross Country Course on Friday, Nov. 15
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"We are fortunate that we get to host the NCAA Regional meet. We found out a lot about the group of young men we have today and I am confident we will be ready to go when the gun goes off in two weeks." Etters concluded.
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"Our men ran a tough and gritty race today," stated head coach Todd Etters. "I am very impressed with how they handled the biggest meet of the year. We worked on running as a pack all year long and today our strength was in our pack."
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At the end of the race, Lehigh placed four runners inside the top-20.
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The Black Knights of Army West Point claimed the gold on Saturday. The Black Knights (37 points) edged out the Naval Academy (40 points) in an exciting race.
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"Our game plan was very effective and I thought we ran an extremely patient race," added Etters. "There was never any panic and we made up nearly 100 points from the 1000-meter split to the finish."
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Continuing his dominating season, Seth Slavin was once again at the forefront for the Mountain Hawks. Slavin was the first Lehigh finisher, finishing 14th with a time of 25:59.60. With the finish, Slavin earned All-Patriot League Second Team, an honor that was well-deserved.
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Another impressive performance on the day came from junior Sean Brown. Brown just missed the list of All-League, as the junior finished 15th with a time of 26:08.80.
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Junior Brad DeMassa continued his consistent season, as the junior was the third Lehigh finisher at 17th with a time 26:12.60. Nick Norton, another junior finished a great race on Saturday. Norton finished 19th with a time of 26:12.70.
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Rounding out the scoring for the Mountain Hawks, Michael Mitchell finished fifth with a time of 26:42.0. Additional times for Lehigh included a 46th place finish from freshman Connor Melko at 26:59.0, while Kyle Burke was the seventh Lehigh finisher at 49th with a time of 27:05.60.
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Up next, the Mountain Hawks will host the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional in two weeks. The race will be held at the Goodman Campus Cross Country Course on Friday, Nov. 15
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"We are fortunate that we get to host the NCAA Regional meet. We found out a lot about the group of young men we have today and I am confident we will be ready to go when the gun goes off in two weeks." Etters concluded.
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