2008 Woodie Awards
Men's cross-country finishes third place overall at Quinnipiac Invitational
Daniel Barrack
Issue date: 9/28/06 Section: Sports
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With two runners finishing in the top-10 at last Friday's Quinnipiac Invitational, the Marist College men's cross-country squad took home third place overall. Much of the team's success was contributed by freshman Conor Shelley, who took seventh place with a time of 26:45.2 in the five mile.
Since its first meet back on Sept. 1, Marist has withheld a consistent record. Marist has finished its last three meets first, second, and third in sequential order. The third-place finish at the Quinnipiac Invitational may not seem so great to the common fan, but according to Coach Peter Colaizzo, it was.
"I am satisfied with our finish because we only ran a partial squad. It was the best we could have hoped for and I was very pleased with the freshman," Coach Colaizzo said.
The stand-out freshman of the afternoon was Conor Shelley, who has surprised an already-impressed Colaizzo.
"I've been impressed with Conor from the get go. I knew he was good, but I had no idea he was this good," Colazzio said.
But he is that good. In the last two meets that Marist has had this season, Shelley has finished 15th and seventh. Another runner to keep an eye on is Girma Segni, a sophomore from the Bronx. Segni finished in first place in the team's first two meets.
So far this season, Coach Colaizzo seems happy about his team and its performance.
"We have done pretty well, we are working very hard and I am pleased with our effort," Colaizzo said.
After three meets, Marist sits in third place behind rival Qunnipiac and Connecticut. The team's next meet is Sept. 29, at the Paul Short Invitational in Bethlehem, PA.
Third place is good, but if the team wants to sit atop the conference standings, they will need to improve.
"We do not need to improve at all with our effort, but we need to keep progressing towards a championship level and improve our times significantly," Colaizzo said.
Since its first meet back on Sept. 1, Marist has withheld a consistent record. Marist has finished its last three meets first, second, and third in sequential order. The third-place finish at the Quinnipiac Invitational may not seem so great to the common fan, but according to Coach Peter Colaizzo, it was.
"I am satisfied with our finish because we only ran a partial squad. It was the best we could have hoped for and I was very pleased with the freshman," Coach Colaizzo said.
The stand-out freshman of the afternoon was Conor Shelley, who has surprised an already-impressed Colaizzo.
"I've been impressed with Conor from the get go. I knew he was good, but I had no idea he was this good," Colazzio said.
But he is that good. In the last two meets that Marist has had this season, Shelley has finished 15th and seventh. Another runner to keep an eye on is Girma Segni, a sophomore from the Bronx. Segni finished in first place in the team's first two meets.
So far this season, Coach Colaizzo seems happy about his team and its performance.
"We have done pretty well, we are working very hard and I am pleased with our effort," Colaizzo said.
After three meets, Marist sits in third place behind rival Qunnipiac and Connecticut. The team's next meet is Sept. 29, at the Paul Short Invitational in Bethlehem, PA.
Third place is good, but if the team wants to sit atop the conference standings, they will need to improve.
"We do not need to improve at all with our effort, but we need to keep progressing towards a championship level and improve our times significantly," Colaizzo said.
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