Men's Cross Country Makes History At A-10 Championships

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St. Louis, MO

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Temple University

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Atlantic 10 Championships

Men's Cross Country Makes History At A-10 Championships

10.31.09 | Men's Cross Country

Fifth place overall finish best in school history, May becomes first-ever male All-Conference honoree

St. Louis, MO – Hoping to improve on their finish from last year was an understatement for the performance the Temple men’s cross country team had at the Atlantic 10 Championships in St. Louis today. The team made history taking fifth place overall, with junior Mike May leading the way, crossing the tape in eighth place and earning All-Conference honors.

May becomes the first male cross country runner in school history to garner such honors.

Four top-25 finishes aided the team’s overall performance. Sophomore Eddie Penatar (21st), sophomore Travis Mahoney (23rd) and senior Adin Mickle (24th) all ran the hill-and-dale in excellent times. Rounding out the Owls’ five competitors was junior Eric Conklin in 44th place.

“For the team to compete this well was huge for our program,” commented head coach Eric Mobley. “Having four runners in the top-25 was a big improvement from last year, and very much meets our goal of continually improving our finishes.”