Sept. 13, 2003

State College, Pa. - Duquesne University's cross-country team captured third place in the fifteen school competition at Penn State's Spiked Shoe Invitational on Saturday. Junior Ryan Bender, this week's Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week, again paced the Red and Blue with a time of 26:46.23 for seventh place among 184 runners.

The Dukes next five finishers brought in times within 10 seconds of each other: freshman Eric Robertson (32 - 27:28.74), sophomore Gary Malinko (34 - 27:30.66), sophomore Zack Dorman (36 - 27:30.66), junior Kevin Borrelli (35 - 27:35.10) and sophomore Bryan Herdman (41 - 27:38.69).

The Dukes are off next weekend and then return to action on Saturday, September 27th at the Lock Haven (PA) Invitational.

DUQUESNE RESULTS

Pl Name                    Year School                Avg Mile     Finals  Points
 7 Bender, Ryan              JR Duquesne                5:08.9   26:46.23    6
32 Robertson, Eric           FR Duquesne                5:17.1   27:28.74   29
34 Malinko, Gary             SO Duquesne                5:17.5   27:30.66   31
36 Dorman, Zack              SO Duquesne                5:18.0   27:33.65   32
39 Borrelli, Kevin           SO Duquesne                5:18.3   27:35.10   35
41 Herdman, Bryan            SO Duquesne                5:19.0   27:38.69   37
45 Moyer, Steve              JR Duquesne                5:19.9   27:43.11   40
50 Horvat, Chris             FR Duquesne                5:21.2   27:49.82
69 Rogus, Brent              FR Duquesne                5:25.3   28:11.51
71 Wu, Tim                   JR Duquesne                5:26.1   28:15.34
96 New, Steve                FR Duquesne                5:32.8   28:50.19

Team Scores

Rank Team                      Total    1    2    3    4    5   *6   *7   *8   *9
   1 P S U                        30    1    4    7    8   10   21   23
      Total Time:  2:13:12.55
         Average:    26:38.51
   2 Youngstown St.               73    9   11   12   15   26   34   47
      Total Time:  2:15:20.59
         Average:    27:04.12
   3 Duquesne                    133    6   29   31   32   35   37   40
      Total Time:  2:16:54.38
         Average:    27:22.88
   4 Elizabethtown College       138    5   16   25   39   53   57   59
      Total Time:  2:17:04.71
         Average:    27:24.95
   5 Carnegie Mellon             141   14   19   27   38   43   44   49
      Total Time:  2:17:16.81
         Average:    27:27.37
   6 Allegheny                   190    3   18   41   61   67   69   76
      Total Time:  2:18:42.91
         Average:    27:44.59
   7 Shippensburg                219   20   28   54   55   62   65   77
      Total Time:  2:19:39.53
         Average:    27:55.91
   8 Bloomsburg University       227   24   33   51   56   63   64   70
      Total Time:  2:19:47.42
         Average:    27:57.49
   9 Susquehanna                 247    2   52   58   60   75   85   93
      Total Time:  2:20:19.21
         Average:    28:03.85
  10 Mansfield                   261   13   17   71   74   86  104  105
      Total Time:  2:21:04.95
         Average:    28:12.99
  11 Kutztown                    282   42   46   48   68   78   81   82
      Total Time:  2:21:20.13
         Average:    28:16.03
  12 Clarion                     321   22   50   72   88   89   95  100
      Total Time:  2:22:12.65
         Average:    28:26.53
  13 Califonia - PA              325   30   36   80   87   92   96   99
      Total Time:  2:22:01.93
         Average:    28:24.39
  14 Suny Cortland               354   45   66   73   79   91   94  102
      Total Time:  2:23:25.85
         Average:    28:41.17
  15 Altoona (PSU)               452   83   84   90   97   98  101  103
      Total Time:  2:24:48.90
         Average:    28:57.78