Oct. 1, 2005

Complete Results

Bethlehem, Pa. - Junior Chris Horvat led Duquesne's men's cross country team to 7th place of 44 teams in the 32nd running of the Paul Short Invitational on Saturday at Lehigh University's Goodman Course. The Dukes entered the competition ranked 10th in the United States Cross Country Coaches Association Mid-Atlantic Region.

Horvat's time of 24:17.8 over the 8K run was good for 14th place in the 300-runner competition. Five Dukes finished in the top 100 for the team's average time of 24:51.0.

Sophomore Tom Slosky was 42nd at 24:44.7 and freshman Josh Eddy's mark of 24:48.8 was 52nd. Seniors Kevin Borrelli (25:10.7) and Zack Dorman (25:12.8) crossed the line in 87th and 90th places, respectively.

Georgetown win the team trophy with an average time of 24:26.8 while St. Francis of Loretto's Ryan Sheehan won the individual honors finishing in 23:52.6.

Other Atlantic 10 programs at this meet were La Salle (no. 2), Charlotte (#15), Saint Joseph's (#18), Richmond (#29), Massachusetts (#34), George Washington (#40) and Rhode Island (#44).

The Dukes next competition is back in Pittsburgh on Saturday, October 8, 2005, at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational.

Duquesne Results

   14  Chris Horvat, Jr            24:17.8    4:54
   42  Tom Slosky, So              24:44.7    4:59
   52  Josh Eddy, Fr               24:48.8    5:00
   87  Kevin Borrelli, Sr          25:10.7    5:05
   90  Zack Dorman, Sr             25:12.8    5:05
  116  Gary Malinko, Sr            25:26.5    5:08
  155  Brent Rogus, So             25:45.7    5:12

Team Results

 
      TEAM                          POINTS
  1   Georgetown                      123
  2   La Salle                        154
  3   Princeton                       170
  4   Auburn                          219
  5   Columbia                        235
  6   US Military Academy             268
  7   Duquesne Univ                   285
  8   Univ Of Pennsylvania            290
  9   Penn State                      293
 10   Lehigh                          298
 10   Villanova Univ                  298
 12   Appalachian State               315
 13   Haverford C                     344
 14   Wayne State                     349
 15   Charlotte                       414
 16   Va Intermont                    457
 17   Saint Josephs                   515
 18   Shippensburg                    554
 19   Saint Francis Pa                563
 20   New York Univ                   567
 21   Va Military Institute           593
 22   Lock Haven                      612
 23   Univ At Buffalo                 624
 24   Univ. Of California             664
 25   Bucknell                        676
 26   Univ. Of Delaware               725
 27   Univ Of Pittsburgh              749
 28   Richmond                        759
 29   U M B C                         778
 30   T C N J.                        786
 31   Winthrop                        816
 32   Univ Of Maryland                819
 33   Queens U (Canada)               820
 34   Univ Of Mass                    848
 35   Colgate                         870
 36   Davidson                        950
 37   Va Commonwealth                1021
 38   Lafayette                      1027
 39   Monmouth                       1106
 40   George Washington              1129
 41   Univ Of Detroit Mercy          1146
 42   Binghamton                     1174
 43   Loyola                         1196
 44   Univ Of Rhode Island           1291