DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (September 21, 2019) – The FDU men's cross country team
placed third in the Aggies Open hosted by Delaware Valley University Saturday.
Senior
Andrew McTigue was the top finisher for the Devils, notching an eighth-place time of 32:22.20. McTigue was in 14th place during the opening mile of the event before settling into a rhythm and passing several runners. His time was 37 seconds faster than his closest competitor. Sophomore
Billy Gray returned to competition this week, starting in 16th place after his first mile. Gray crossed the finish line in 14th place with a time of 35:12.6.
Also returning to the course this week was senior
Chris Duerr. Duerr jumped out to a 5:58 first mile time before finishing the event with a 19th place time 37:21.6. Junior
Dakota Carfello was next for the Devils, turning in a 25th place time of 40:43.2. Sophomores
Tim Raff and
Tyler Moreira also ran for the team, placing 30th and 33rd respectively. Raff notched a time of 42:26.7 while Moreira finished in 43:20.7.
FROM THE COURSE
"The Devils are putting together the miles they trained with over the past couple weeks," stated Head Coach
John Cahill. "We used it to our advantage at Delaware Valley."