Tough Run for Stanford Men
Sweatt leads Card to fifth at Virginia Invite
Photos by Tom Connelly
EARLYSVILLE, Va. – Stanford coach Chris Miltenberg sought out the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational for its tough course and strong competition.
He got it, along with 82-degree temperatures and a good measure of humidity, and the Stanford men finished fifth in the 14-team field.
Garrett Sweatt led the Cardinal with a 10th –place finish, running 24:09.1 over the hilly 8-kilometer (4.97-mile) course at Panorama Farms.
Stanford's roster was thinned to the minimum five for team scoring. Its' top two runners, All-Americans Sean McGorty and Grant Fisher were being rested, as was redshirt freshman Alex Ostberg. Two others did not finish.
Sam Wharton was Stanford's No. 2, with in 17th (24:24.9). Will Lauer, a redshirt freshman, was Stanford's No. 3, finishing 23rd in 24:40.3.
Jack Keelan was in the lead pack early and was 16th at 5K, but dropped to 30th (25:00.1) over the final 3K. Patrick Perrier also struggled down the stretch, finishing 70th.
Syracuse junior Justyn Knight set a course record of 23:13.9 to win by nearly 16 seconds over Campbell's Lawrence Kipkoech. No. 1-ranked Syracuse, the defending NCAA champion, was upset by No. 12 BYU, 39-44. No. 11 Virginia was third with 92 points, followed by Campbell (125) and No. 4 Stanford (139).
Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational
At Panorama Farms
Complete results
Men
8K (4.97 miles)
Team scores – 1, BYU 39; 2, Syracuse 44; 3, Virginia 92; 4, Campbell 125; 5, Stanford 139; 6, William & Mary 156; 7, Charlotte 194; 8, Bucknell 218; 9, American 281; 10, Appalachian State 282; 11, Clemson 288; 12, Coastal Carolina 351; 13, Hofstra 399; 14, Loyola-Md. 416.
Invididuals – 1, Justyn Knight (Syracuse) 23:13.9; 2, Lawrence Kipkoech (Campbell) 23:29.7; 3, Amon Terer (Campbell) 23:43.6; 4, Nicolas Montanez (BYU) 23:53.9; 5, Clayton Young (BYU) 23:55.8; 10, Garrett Sweatt (Stanford) 24:09.1; 17, Sam Wharton (Stanford) 24:24.9; 23, Will Lauer (Stanford) 24:40.3; 30, Jack Keelan (Stanford) 25:00.2; 70, Patrick Perrier (Stanford) 26:24.3; DNF, Steven Fahy (Stanford); DNF, Blair Hurlock (Stanford).
EARLYSVILLE, Va. – Stanford coach Chris Miltenberg sought out the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational for its tough course and strong competition.
He got it, along with 82-degree temperatures and a good measure of humidity, and the Stanford men finished fifth in the 14-team field.
Garrett Sweatt led the Cardinal with a 10th –place finish, running 24:09.1 over the hilly 8-kilometer (4.97-mile) course at Panorama Farms.
Stanford's roster was thinned to the minimum five for team scoring. Its' top two runners, All-Americans Sean McGorty and Grant Fisher were being rested, as was redshirt freshman Alex Ostberg. Two others did not finish.
Sam Wharton was Stanford's No. 2, with in 17th (24:24.9). Will Lauer, a redshirt freshman, was Stanford's No. 3, finishing 23rd in 24:40.3.
Jack Keelan was in the lead pack early and was 16th at 5K, but dropped to 30th (25:00.1) over the final 3K. Patrick Perrier also struggled down the stretch, finishing 70th.
Syracuse junior Justyn Knight set a course record of 23:13.9 to win by nearly 16 seconds over Campbell's Lawrence Kipkoech. No. 1-ranked Syracuse, the defending NCAA champion, was upset by No. 12 BYU, 39-44. No. 11 Virginia was third with 92 points, followed by Campbell (125) and No. 4 Stanford (139).
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Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational
At Panorama Farms
Complete results
Men
8K (4.97 miles)
Team scores – 1, BYU 39; 2, Syracuse 44; 3, Virginia 92; 4, Campbell 125; 5, Stanford 139; 6, William & Mary 156; 7, Charlotte 194; 8, Bucknell 218; 9, American 281; 10, Appalachian State 282; 11, Clemson 288; 12, Coastal Carolina 351; 13, Hofstra 399; 14, Loyola-Md. 416.
Invididuals – 1, Justyn Knight (Syracuse) 23:13.9; 2, Lawrence Kipkoech (Campbell) 23:29.7; 3, Amon Terer (Campbell) 23:43.6; 4, Nicolas Montanez (BYU) 23:53.9; 5, Clayton Young (BYU) 23:55.8; 10, Garrett Sweatt (Stanford) 24:09.1; 17, Sam Wharton (Stanford) 24:24.9; 23, Will Lauer (Stanford) 24:40.3; 30, Jack Keelan (Stanford) 25:00.2; 70, Patrick Perrier (Stanford) 26:24.3; DNF, Steven Fahy (Stanford); DNF, Blair Hurlock (Stanford).
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