PRINCETON, NJ - The Rider men's cross country team closed out the prestigious Princeton Fall Classic on Friday morning, with Matt McCarron leading the Broncs.

McCarron was Rider's top finisher with a time of 24:59.5, while Santino D'Amelio (25:13.2) and Ethan Peffley (25:13.2) followed to round out the team's top three in the 8k.

Quotes and Notes
The men had a big bounce-back performance from Paul Short today. This was a much better indication of the team that we have this year. They executed the race plan and ran with some grit and heart over the second half of the race. This will give us a lot of momentum and confidence leading into MAACs. 

McCarron had a big race for us today. He has been struggling a bit recently and it was great to see him have a breakthrough today. He puts in a lot of the hard work required to be great and it was nice to see him rewarded with a great result. 

Mastroly had a really big breakthrough race today. He has been circling this race for a long time and he needs to use this as a stepping stone for meets down the road." - Rider Director of Cross Country, Track & Field Bob Hamer.

- Princeton won the team race with Oklahoma and Boise State rounding out the top three. 

Up Next
The Broncs return to action on Nov. 1 for the MAAC Championships, hosted at Twin Ponds on the Farm in Montgomery, N.Y.