By: Scott Eddy, Assistant Athletics Director for Athletics Communications
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Freshman Clay Peets again showed the way for the St. Bonaventure men's cross country team as the Bonnies placed fifth out of 18 teams competing at the Anderson Invitational Saturday morning.
The Bonnies – again led by their young runners with five of their top seven being freshmen or sophomores – registered 160 team points to take a top-five spot. Stonehill (55), host Roberts Wesleyan (66), Rochester (66) and Geneseo (111) claimed the top four team places.
Peets ran his third collegiate meet Saturday and for the third time he clocked in a top-five program time. He bested his previous 8K mark set two weeks ago by six seconds and moves up to fourth in the individual Bonnies records with his effort of 26:10. The two-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week finished 12th overall in a field of over 200 competitors.
St. Bonaventure's veteran runner, fifth-year senior Nathan Prisella, was second on the team and also broke into the individual top-20 by crossing the stipe in 19th overall with his run of 26:28.9. Junior Darion Gregory was the other upperclassman in the scoring for the Bonnies as he also finished inside 27 minutes with his time of 26:59.3.
Sophomore Zane Courtwright missed a program top-20 time by just three seconds, setting a personal best mark of 27:09.9.
The final three runners in the scoring seven for Bona's were all freshmen and two of them set collegiate bests: Zach Buckner (27:16.3), Brian Gleason (27:23.4) and Thomas Dachik (27:40.4) with the latter two both setting PR times.
The Bonnies are back in action Oct. 2 at the Louisville Classic.
BONNIES RESULTS
12. Clay Peets – 26:10 (PR)
19. Nathan Prisella – 26:28.9
36. Darion Gregory – 26:59.3
44. Zane Courtwright – 27:09.9 (PR)
53. Zach Buckner – 27:16
56. Brian Gleason – 27:23.4 (PR)
62. Thomas Dachik – 27:40.4 (PR)
65. Colin McCarthy – 27:45.1
66. John Pullano – 27:50.7
73. Wyatt Hulsey – 27:59.8 (PR)
78. Logan Caruso – 28:10.5
81. James Fitzmaurice – 28:12.5 (PR)
91. Hayden Barry – 28:32.1
101. Elias Kott – 28:44.6
102. Ryan Lewis – 28:48.6 (PR)
115. Ryan Murphy – 29:24.6
123. Henry Trost – 29:54.2
145. Owen Noecker – 31:13.3
149. Conor Quinn – 31:28.3
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