BRONX, NY – The Rider University men's cross country team ran in the IC4A/ECAC Cross Country Championships Friday, finishing 11th.
Senior Tamrat Snyder led the way for Rider, finishing with a time of 24:32.5, good for 20th place in the field of 310 runners. Noah Taylor (24:59.5/ 61st), Jeremie Garia (25:20.6/ 94th) Iain Taylor (25:32.2/109th) and Matt McCarron (25:40.7, 130th) rounded out the Bronc's top five performers.
NOTES AND QUOTES
"The men had a solid race. We beat some conference and regional teams. It was not our best effort but it showed the quality of the men for us to still have success on a tough day. We have some things to work on to be fully ready for the MAAC Championships in a few weeks. Tamrat Snyder earned All-East honors by finishing 20th today."
"Tam raced really well today. He's been really consistent competitor for us each week" - Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer
- Stony Brook won the team competition with the two finishers in the top 10.
- Northeastern's Benjamin Godish finished first with a time of 23:55.7