Owls Set Two Personal Bests at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional

Friday, November 15

University Park, Pa.

10 A.M.

Temple University

NCAA Mid Atlantic Regional Championships

Owls Set Two Personal Bests at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional

11.15.24 | Women's Cross Country

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - The Temple cross-country teams competed at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals on Friday afternoon at Penn State's Blue and White Courses. The men's team finished 9th out of 27 schools, with juniors Graham Thomas and Mattia Zen both setting personal bests.

Amelia Sabatino had a spectacular freshman season and competed in her second collegiate postseason race. Sabatino ran consistently throughout the season with her times being within seconds of one another. At the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals, she raced against 214 athletes and placed 193. West Virginia claimed the women's title, with five runners finishing in the top 15 and scoring 41 points.

For the men, Octave Frenoy led the chase pack for the Owls placing 42 in a field of 192 athletes. Graham Thomas was close behind in 43rd place, running a personal best time of 30:55.4. This was the first collegiate 10-kilometer race for Francesco Candiani and David Troy. Villanova finished first on the men's side with their top three runners securing the first, second, and ninth spots, totaling 50 points.

Temple's Results (women)
193. Amelia Sabatino (23:58.4)

Temple's Results (men)
42. Octave Frenoy (30:55.0)
43. Graham Thomas (30:55.4)
48. Cole Frank (31:04.1)
51. Mattia Zen (31:11.4)
62. David Troy (31:26.2)
71. Francesco Candiani (31:34.4)
105. Jimmy Koel (32:08.0)

Quotable: Assistant Coach Riley Buchholz
"I was extremely proud of our team and how they did. The men went out in an extremely strong field and placed 9th which is phenomenal for our region. We are into the meet ranked 12th and finished 9th, so we were able to smash our ranking! The men moved up extremely well through the race and gave me everything they had! I am extremely excited to see where this team goes in the future!"

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