Men's Cross Country Finishes Second in Philadelphia Metro Small College Championships

by T. Downes
9/24/05

PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Franklin & Marshall College ran in the 26th Annual Philadelphia Metro Small College Championships in Fairmount Park on the Belmont Plateau. The course has been heralded as one of the "toughest courses in America", which includes the famed Parachute Hill.

This year's invite had 16 teams entered and 147 individual men complete the race. The Diplomats men's cross country team was the first D-III college and finishing second to D-II Felician College by a five point difference.

Harrison Miller (So, Cherry Hill, NJ) finished third in 28:00.61. Joe Burley (Fr, Laurel Springs, NJ) finished sixth in 28:19.67, while Pavel Marosin (So, Jackson Heights, NY), Aldace Fleming (Sr, Ridgefield, CT) and Sean Houghton (Fr, New York, NY) rounded out the top five by finishing 11th, 19th and 28th respectively.

The sixth and seventh spots were Bryan Jennings(Fr, South Windsor, CT) and Christopher Desilets (So Rutherford, NJ).

Team Individual Finishes
3. Harrison Miller 28:00.61
6. Joseph Burley 28:19.67
11. Pavel Marosin 28:37.63
19. Aldace Fleming 29:04.98
28. Sean Houghton 29:35.80
31. Bryan Jennings 29:54.42
34. Christopher Desilets 30:04.85
36. Kellen Thomas 30:16.39
53. Joshua Laster 31:43.17
76. Kevin Wasielewski 33:37.69
89. Joseph Corwin 34:41.95

Overall Team Finish
1. Felician College 58
2. Franklin & Marshall College 63
3. Richard Stockton College 77
4. N.J. Institute of Technology 131
5. Keystone College 146
6. Goldey Beacom College 167
7. Philadelphia University 195
8. Penn State Berks-Lehigh 253
9. Marywood University 254
10. University of the Sciences 256
11. Holy Family University 268
12. Bloomfield College 317
13. Wesley College 352
14. Williamson Trade School 378
15. Eastern University 396
16. Penn State Harrisburg 447