Temple University Athletics
Saturday, October 14
Greenville, N.C.
9:15 AM
Temple University
at
Pirate Invitational
Men’s Cross Country Claims Victory at Pirate Invitational
10.14.23 | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Temple men's cross country team claimed its first team victory of the season as both the men's and women's squads ran the Pirate Invitational hosted by East Carolina. The men finished with 43 points to take the win, while the women put up 100 points for a fifth-place mark.
On the men's side, VCU finished behind the Owls with 54 points. Conference foe and host ECU checked in at fourth with 76 points. Liem Chot continued his impressive season with a fourth-place finish, Christian Fitch finished second among Temple runners for the second straight meet in tenth place. Graham Thomas made his first appearance in over a month after missing the Paul Short Run, he finished fourth among the Cherry & White in 15th.
East Carolina put up 52 points for the women to earn the victory. They were followed by AAC newcomer Florida Atlantic (85 points). Only 15 points separated second place FAU and fifth place Temple. Elsa Chan continued her dazzling season with a 6th place finish. She has paced the Owls in every meet this season. Elvira Bredin announced her return to competition by finishing in 16th, Dominyka Petraskaite followed closely behind in 18th in one of the best performances of her career.
Temple's Results (men)
4. Liem Chot (23:53.2)
10. Christian Fitch (24:11.6)
14. Zack Marmol (24:18.0)
15. Graham Thomas (24.30.3)
20. Mattia Zen (24:45.7)
Temple's Results (women)
6. Elsa Chan(21:27.0)
16. Elvira Bredin (22:32.0)
18. Dominyka Petraskaite (22:36.7)
34. Emma-Kate Watt (23.33.7)
52. Delilah Ayan (24:06.1)
From Assistant Coach Charlotte Imer
On the men - "Today was about the men's team. The goal was to win. Liem Chot was was engaged from the moment the gun went off and clocked an impressive career-best in the 8 - 23:53 placing 3rd overall. Our next 5 - Christian, Zack, Graham, Mattia and Jimmy, also ran very well, clocking 24:45 or faster (all 8k PRs). This race serves as a confidence-booster and good check point heading into conference. The fitness is there and we are excited to return to ECU in 2 weeks time at the conference championship meet."
On the women - "Elsa competed well from the start and put herself up front early on. Our number 2 and 3 runners held on strong and were able to work together. Overall the result could have been better, but we've had a couple of health struggles over the past week. We have 2 weeks to get this right for conference and I'm looking forward to seeing what our women can do as a team in full health!"
On the men's side, VCU finished behind the Owls with 54 points. Conference foe and host ECU checked in at fourth with 76 points. Liem Chot continued his impressive season with a fourth-place finish, Christian Fitch finished second among Temple runners for the second straight meet in tenth place. Graham Thomas made his first appearance in over a month after missing the Paul Short Run, he finished fourth among the Cherry & White in 15th.
East Carolina put up 52 points for the women to earn the victory. They were followed by AAC newcomer Florida Atlantic (85 points). Only 15 points separated second place FAU and fifth place Temple. Elsa Chan continued her dazzling season with a 6th place finish. She has paced the Owls in every meet this season. Elvira Bredin announced her return to competition by finishing in 16th, Dominyka Petraskaite followed closely behind in 18th in one of the best performances of her career.
Temple's Results (men)
4. Liem Chot (23:53.2)
10. Christian Fitch (24:11.6)
14. Zack Marmol (24:18.0)
15. Graham Thomas (24.30.3)
20. Mattia Zen (24:45.7)
Temple's Results (women)
6. Elsa Chan(21:27.0)
16. Elvira Bredin (22:32.0)
18. Dominyka Petraskaite (22:36.7)
34. Emma-Kate Watt (23.33.7)
52. Delilah Ayan (24:06.1)
From Assistant Coach Charlotte Imer
On the men - "Today was about the men's team. The goal was to win. Liem Chot was was engaged from the moment the gun went off and clocked an impressive career-best in the 8 - 23:53 placing 3rd overall. Our next 5 - Christian, Zack, Graham, Mattia and Jimmy, also ran very well, clocking 24:45 or faster (all 8k PRs). This race serves as a confidence-booster and good check point heading into conference. The fitness is there and we are excited to return to ECU in 2 weeks time at the conference championship meet."
On the women - "Elsa competed well from the start and put herself up front early on. Our number 2 and 3 runners held on strong and were able to work together. Overall the result could have been better, but we've had a couple of health struggles over the past week. We have 2 weeks to get this right for conference and I'm looking forward to seeing what our women can do as a team in full health!"
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
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