QU Men’s Cross Country Places 17th at Pre-National Invitational

Saturday, October 14

E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park - Louisville, KY

11:45 AM

Quinnipiac University

Pre-National Invitational

QU Men’s Cross Country Places 17th at Pre-National Invitational

10/14/2017 8:51:00 PM | Men's Cross Country

Tommy Consalvo Leads the Way, Placing 47th Overall in the Prestigious Meet

By: QU Athletic Communications

RESULTS

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky – Competing in the prestigious Pre-National Invitational for the second straight season, the Quinnipiac men's cross country team claimed 17^th place out of 24 teams on Saturday afternoon in the Men's Black 6k event from the E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park. Tommy Consalvo (Brookfield, Connecticut) led the way, placing 47^th overall and first on the team for the second time this season.

RESULT
17^th out of 24 teams

LOCATION
E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park – Louisville, Kentucky

QU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS IN ORDER OF TEAM FINISH (Overall Result, Time) – 228 Total Runners

Tommy Consalvo (47^th, 25:14.9)
Ryan Ansel (73^rd, 25:32.1)
Michael Kiernan (90^th, 25:44.2)
Jeff Venter (157^th, 26:41.3)
Matthew Allen (173^rd, 26:56.0)
Tyler Mannion (194^th, 27:23.4)
Connor McAlary (207^th, 28:20.6)
Ben Lanza (DNF)

NOTES

Quinnipiac competed against several high-major programs including Ohio State, Oregon, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Louisville and Georgetown while the Bobcats also placed ahead of Boston College in the meet
The Bobcats totaled 404 team points as the top five finishers on the day scored for Quinnipiac
This marked the second straight season the Bobcats competed in the prestigious meet that serves as a tune-up for programs all across the nation that want a preview meet for the host course of the 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships
Quinnipiac finished 17^th out of 20 teams in the 2016 Pre-National Invitational
Consalvo placed first on the team for the second time this season and in his career, as he also led the Bobcats' at the 2017 Stony Brook Season Opener
Ryan Ansel (Danbury, Connecticut) continues to show well as the junior picked up a Top 100 finish in his first time competing in the event
Michael Kiernan (Warwick, Rhode Island) moved up from his 112^th place finish in last year's Pre-National Invitational, improving 22 spots to place 90^th this afternoon

UPCOMING MEET
Quinnipiac's last tune-up before the MAAC Championships is slated for Friday, October 20 as the Bobcats head to New Britain for the CCSU Mini Meet. The Bobcats will also hold Senior Day festivities following the meet.