Moon Township, Pa. – The RMU men's and women's cross country teams competed at the 2022 Horizon League Championships Saturday in Rochester, Mich., at the Oakland University Cross Course.
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
The Colonials finished seventh, scoring 181 points and recording an average time of 26:18.6 in the eight-kilometer course. Youngstown State won the 2022 Horizon League title, placing four runners in the top 10 and each of its five scorers in the top 11 in registering 29 points. IUPUI (54) finished second, followed by Purdue Fort Wayne (111), Oakland (115), Milwaukee (153) and Northern Kentucky (156). Trailing RMU and rounding out the field Green Bay (206), Wright State (225) and Detroit Mercy (252).
ALL-HORIZON LEAGUE
Just two years after reinstating the men's cross country program at RMU, sophomore
Skyler Vavro earns the first individual hardware, as he took home All-Horizon League honors Saturday. Vavro navigated the course in a time of 25:26.7, establishing a new personal best, and finished 13th. For his efforts Vavro was named to the 2022 All-Horizon League Second Team.
UP-AND-COMERS
Each of the three Colonials to follow Vavro in the lineup are rookies, with freshman
Tyler Paszkowski finishing 38th at 26:20.2, while freshman
Chris McGlynn placed 43rd at 26:26.7. Freshman
Colten Morris crossed the finish line in 26:37.9, followed by junior
Luke Byrne for the Colonials, who recorded a time of 26:41.5.
PERFORMANCE LIST
Men (8K) – Full Results
Skyler Vavro (So.) – 25:26.7
Tyler Paszkowski (Fr.) – 26:20.2
Chris McGlynn (Fr.) – 26:26.7
Colten Morris (Fr.) – 26:37.9
Luke Byrne (Jr.) – 26:41.5
Christian Maxwell (So.) – 26:59.8
Gavin Fitzgerald (So.) – 27:27.8
Adam Klenovich (Fr.) – 28:08.0
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
RMU finished the afternoon with 257 points to finish 10th. Milwaukee claimed the 2022 Horizon League championship with 47 points, followed by Oakland (86), Youngstown State (87), IUPUI (120) and Purdue Fort Wayne (135). Rounding out the field was Detroit Mercy (168), Northern Kentucky (186), Green Bay (187), Wright State (195), the Colonials and Cleveland State (329).
GRACELAND
Sophomore Grace Mason topped the individual performances for the Colonials Saturday, as she recorded a time 23:34.9 in the six-kilometer course to finish 40th. A quartet of rookies followed Mason, with Ava Lottig posting a time of 24:10.9, Julia Dill crossing the finish line with a time of 24:41.6 and Erin LaQuatra and Samantha Thomas posting back-to-back finishes for RMU. LaQuatra finished at 24:49.3, while Thomas crossed the finish line in 24:53.1.
PERFORMANCE LISTS
Women (6K) – Full Results
Grace Mason (So.) – 23:34.9
Ava Lottig (Fr.) – 24:10.9
Julia Dill (Fr.) – 24:41.6
Erin LaQuatra (Fr.) – 24:49.3
Samantha Thomas (Fr.) – 24:53.1
Frances Kabana (So.) – 25:27.8
Laura Croco (So.) – 25:52.0
Alyssa Croco (Fr.) – 26:45.2
Maddie Kinton (So.) – 27:10.8
UP NEXT
RMU concludes its 2022 campaign Friday, Nov. 11, by traveling to University Park, Pa., to compete in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals.
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