Another Record Falls; Men's Cross Country Places Sixth at Mid-Atlantic Regional

Friday, November 9

State College, Pa.

1:00 P.M.

Temple University

NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional

Another Record Falls; Men's Cross Country Places Sixth at Mid-Atlantic Regional

11.9.18 | Men's Cross Country

RESULTS

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Temple University men's cross country team travelled to State College, Pa. to face teams from across the region at the 2018 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional on Friday, Nov. 9 at the Blue and White Golf Course. The Owls earned their highest finish in program history, placing sixth overall to best their seventh place finish in 2017. Kristian Jensen conquered the 10,000-meter course to cross first for Temple, finishing 13th with a time of 31:34.

Results
> Shattering another program-record, the Owls earned their highest-ever finish at the region meet, placing sixth overall with 157 points. The Cherry and White placed two on the All-Region squad for the first time ever, with junior Zach Seiger earning the accolades along with Jensen. Each of Temple's top five runners finished in the top 50 in the field of 169.
> Princeton took the regional title after earning just 61 total points, placing three in the top 10 and four in the top 20 in Happy Valley on Friday afternoon. Their highest finisher was sophomore Matt Grossman, who finished third overall with a time of 31:10. The Tigers will now go on to compete at the national meet on Nov. 17 in Madison, Wisc.
> Villanova earned the region's second automatic berth to the NCAA Championship meet after finishing second overall with 73 points. Junior Casey Comber took home the individual title at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals, making him the Wildcats' fourth regional champion in the last six years.
> Georgetown finished third overall with 97 points after placing two in the top 10 and four in the top 20. Nicholas Wareham was the individual runner-up, finishing the 10K in 31:08.

Quotable
> "In the men's race, we took an aggressive approach and talked about coming in here trying to run better than we were ranked coming in," said head coach James Snyder. "We came in sixth and that's where we finished, but I'm proud of our guys for how they hung themselves out there. Kevin Lapsansky really had a bounce-back day running as our number three guy and cracked into the top 30 of the region. It was a really proud day for the guys, and now we will continue to learn and grow knowing there is work that will need to be done to pass the groups ahead of us."

How it Happened
> Earning one of Temple's highest-ever individual finishes at the regional meet, Jensen ran the 10,000-meter course at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals in 31:34. After earning All-Conference honors two weeks ago at the American Athletic Conference Championships, the sophomore now adds All-Region accolades to his impressive resume.
> Seiger continued to shine during his stand-out junior season, finishing 22nd overall with a time of 31:52. Coming off of a program-high fifth place finish last week at the American Athletic Conference Championships, Seiger's finish at the regional meet is among the highest ever for the Owls.
> Junior Kevin Lapsansky took the number three spot for Temple, finishing the 10,000-meter course in 32:01 to place 29th overall. After earning All-Conference honors at the AAC Championships two weeks ago, Lapsansky nearly missed All-Region tabs by just four places after a solid performance.
> Crossing next for the Owls was junior Harry Powell, who conquered the course in 32:34 for a 46th place finish. Wrapping up the top five for Temple was senior Louis Corgliano, who finished just one second behind Powell with a time of 32:35.

Up Next
> The Owls will wrap up their best regular-season to date on Saturday, Nov. 17 when they head to New York, N.Y. to compete at the IC4A Championships.