Sept. 11, 2004

University Park, Pa. - Duquesne University's men's cross-country team took sixth place, of 18 teams, Saturday at Penn State's 26th Annual Spiked Shoe Meet at the PSU Blue and White Golf Courses.

Sophomore Chris Horvat led the DU runners with a time of 26:24.41, good for 15th place in the 231-runner competition. Senior Ryan Bender, the Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week, grabbed 18th place with a run of 26:29.37.

Princeton captured the men's title followed by La Salle, Columbia, Saint Joseph's and the host Nittany Lions.

Coach Jim Lear's charges have next weekend off and then will host the Duquesne Invitational on Friday, September 24, 2004 at 4:15 p.m.

Duquesne Results

 Name                        Year Finals  Points
 15  Horvat, Chris             SO 26:24.41   15
 18  Bender, Ryan              SR 26:29.37   18
 48  Dorman, Zack              JR 27:06.76   43
 51  Borrelli, Kevin           JR 27:09.81   46
 55  Malinko, Gary             JR 27:16.32   48
 63  McGuire, Pat              SR 27:26.24   53
 65  Moyer, Steve              SR 27:28.84   55
 98  New, Steve                SO 28:10.60
 109 Snodgrass, Jeremy         JR 28:20.95
 131 Slosky, Tom               FR 28:54.17
 143 Herdman, Bryan            JR 29:14.37