Opponent: Bentley College
Location: Weston HS
Score: W, 28-31
Men's cross country downs Bentley, 28-31, to open season
WESTON, Mass. – Cross-town rivals Brandeis and Bentley split their season-opening cross country meet today in a pair of narrow match-ups. The Brandeis men won 28-31, while the Bentley women squeaked out a 27-28 victory in the meet held at Weston High School.
On the men's side, Bentley senior Stephan Ramirez (San Antonio, Texas) broke the tape on the 6K course in a time of 20:02. Brandeis rookie Paul Norton (Amherst, Mass.) was impressive in his collegiate debut, finishing second in 20:15. The Falcons had the next two finishers in rookie Dan O'Connell (Medfield, Mass.) and sophomore Steve Bergantino (Guilford, Conn.), who ran 20:18 and 20:20:28 respectively, but Brandeis runners took the next 11 spots to clinch the victory. Rookie Zach Schwartz (Newtown, Conn.) was the Judges' second finisher in fifth place with a time of 20:31, while sophomore Keith Thibeault (Hudson, N.H.) and rookie Mek Gendebo (Cambridge, Mass.) also broke 21 minutes for Brandeis.
NCAA CROSS COUNTRY
At Weston High School, Weston, MA
Men: Brandeis 28, Bentley 31
MEN
1) Stephan Ramirez (BE) 20:02
2) Paul Norton (BR) 20:15
3) Dan O'Connell (BE) 20:18
4) Steve Bergatino (BE) 20:28
5) Zack Schwartz (BR) 20:31
6) Keith Thibault (BR) 20:52
7) Mekonen Gendebo (BR) 20:58
8) Kerwin Vega (BR) 21:01
9) Devin Holgate (BR) 21:02
10) Will Collins (BR) 21:08
11) Ryan Cheng (BR) 21:24
12) David Azer (BR) 21:27
13) Sam Donovan (BR) 21:32
14) Ben Bray (BR) 21:33
15) Dan Anastos (BR) 21:38
16) Nick Jones (BE) 21:41
17) Jeff Vona (BE) 21:56
18) Rich Heller (BE) 22:00
19) Sean Reagan (BE) 22:07
20) Ryan Salvo (BE) 22:16
21) Robby Ballenthin (BE) 22:29
22) Aaron Udel (BR) 22:32
23) Mark Jordan (BE) 22:33
24) Raymond Chen (BE) 22:38
25) Jeremy Goldenberg (BR) 22:51
26) Sam Streeter (BE) 24:32