HOLMDEL PARK, NJ – The Rider University men's cross country team finished in sixth-place at the 25th Annual Henry Mercer Monmouth Invite on Saturday afternoon. The men's field consisted of 11 teams competing on a five-mile course at Holmdel Park.
 
The Broncs had three runners finish in the top-22 at the event led by sophomore Ben Woodward (Blackwood, NJ/Highland Regional) for the second straight race. Woodward finished in 16-place with a time of 27:04.88.
 
Following Woodward were Tom Long (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) and Brian Spolarich (Oxford, NJ/Warren Hills Regional). Long crossed the finish line at 27:12.82 to end up in 21st, while Spolarich ended up in 22nd with a mark of 27:17.46.
 
NOTES & QUOTES
"We did not do a good job of executing our race plan today. We started too far back and that is on me. I need to do a better job with the messaging of our race plan. The good thing was that we raced hard and did move very well over the last half of the race. We can fix our mistakes today and definitely improve our results over the remainder of the season." – Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer
 
"Ben raced very well today. He showed again today that he will be a stand-out performer for the team. Brian and Tom also did a nice job for the team today. The men are doing a nice job of racing together as a group and that will pay dividends down the road." – Hamer
 
- Will Spector was the fourth Bronc to score, crossing the finish line at 28:06.11.
- Isaiah Jean-Baptiste was the final Rider harrier to score, ending at 28:06.47.
- Kevin Heredia finished at 28:33.36.
- Danny Daurio crossed the finish li ne at 28:48.49.
 
UP NEXT
The Rider University men's cross country team returns to action in two weeks. The Broncs will next compete at the Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh on Saturday, October 5.