2004 PAC Men's Cross Country Coaches Pre-Season Poll
PAC Coaches Select Misericordia as Favorite in Men's Cross Country
Aston, PA - Misericordia University'a men's cross country team has been selected as the pre-season favorite in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) coaches poll. Misericordia, the three-time defending Conference Champion, was a unanimous selection, earning all seven first-place votes for a total of 49 points.
Marywood University, which finished in third at the PAC Championships a year ago, finished second in the poll by two points over last year's runner-up, Cabrini College. Marywood earned 38 points, while Cabrini notched 36 in the vote.
"We are flattered to be picked to win the PAC again," Misericordia coach Brandon Uhl said. "We return three All-PAC runners, including two-time defending PAC Champion Chris Wadas. We are looking forward to the challenge of defending our title."
Misericordia placed eight runners on the All-PAC team a season ago led by Wadas.
Arcadia University (27), Wesley College (21), Gwynedd-Mercy College (13) and Alvernia College (12) rounded out the voting.
The PAC Championships will be hosted by Gwynedd-Mercy on October 30.
| Team |
|
Team
Points |
|
First Place
Votes |
| Misericordia |
|
49 |
|
7 |
| Marywood |
|
38 |
|
|
| Cabrini |
|
36 |
|
|
| Arcadia |
|
27 |
|
|
| Wesley |
|
21 |
|
|
| Gwynedd-Mercy |
|
13 |
|
|
| Alvernia |
|
12 |
|
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2005 Men's Cross Country Awards
First Team All-PAC
Steve Beecher (Misericordia) 27:17
Mike Petrikonis (Misericordia) 27:24
Kevin Bunt (Gwynedd-Mercy) 27:43
Jeff Ward (Misericordia) 27:59
Dillon Lockwood (Misericordia) 28:15
Chris Sweeney (Cabrini) 28:20
Justin Walsh (Cabrini) 28:24
Second Team All-PAC
Anthony Colardo (Misericordia) 28:30
Jason Ryan (Marywood) 28:33
Thomas Nallon (Marywood) 28:39
John Martino (Misericordia) 28:45
Joe Pritiskutch (Alvernia) 28:50
Dustin Rhodes (Marywood) 29:14
Ryan McMahon (Gwynedd-Mercy) 29:23
2005 PAC Coach of the Year
Brandon Uhl (Misericordia)
All-PAC Sportsmanship Team
Dan Padilla (Alvernia)
Chris Sweeney (Cabrini)
Anthony Colardo (Misericordia)
Darren Grau (Eastern)
Ryan McMahon (Gwynedd-Mercy)
Tom Nallon (Marywood)
Michael Mann (Wesley)
2005 Men's Cross Country Player of the Week
Gwynedd-Mercy College’s Kevin Bunt (Jr, Harleysville, PA/Souderton) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for the week ending October 16. Bunt won the Cabrini Invitational in a time of 28 minutes, 28 seconds. The victory was his second in as many weeks, and he earned Conference honors for the second straight week as well.
Honor Roll
Chris Sweeney, Cabrini (So, Ambler, PA/Lansdale Catholic) – Finished second at the Cabrini Invitational in a time of 28:36.
Oct. 31, 2005
No award given.
Oct. 24, 2005
No award given.
Oct. 10, 2005
Gwynedd-Mercy College’s Kevin Bunt (Jr, Harleysville, PA/Souderton) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for the week ending October 9. Bunt won the Gwynedd-Mercy Invitational in a time of 29 minutes, 16 seconds. His performance helped the Griffins capture the team title in the meet.
Oct. 3, 2005
Cabrini College’s Justin Walsh (Fr, Wayne, PA/Devon Prep) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for the week ending October 2. Walsh finished sixth out of 126 runners at the Blemont Plateau Classic. He covered the 8k-course in a time of 28 minutes, 41 seconds. This was the second straight week Walsh captured the PAC honor.
Sept. 26, 2005
Cabrini College’s Justin Walsh (Fr, Wayne, PA/Devon Prep) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for the week ending September 25. Walsh finished 10th out of 147 runners at the Philadelphia Metro Meet at Belmont Plateau. He ran the race in 28 minutes, 33 seconds.
Sept. 19, 2005
No award given.
Sept. 12, 2005
Misericordia University’s Mike Petrikonis (Jr, Wilkes-Barre, PA) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for the week ending September 11. Petrikonis was the Cougars’ top finisher in both of their meets to start the season, winning the race at the Marywood Invitational and finishing fourth at the Washington & Lee meet to lead the team to a pair of first-place finishes.
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2005 PAC Championship | Team Results | Individual Results
Belmont Plateau (hosted by Immaculata University)
| Place |
School |
Score |
| 1 |
Misericordia |
20 |
| 2 |
Gwynedd-Mercy |
85 |
| 3 |
Marywood |
86 |
| 4 |
Cabrini |
88 |
| 5 |
Alvernia |
105 |
| 6 |
Wesley |
126 |
| |
Eastern |
DNQ |
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PAC XC Championships Men's Individual Results
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS -- MENS XC 8K RACE
DATE: 10/29/05
TIME: 1:00 PM
PLACE: PAC XC MEET
DISTANCE: 8000 METERS
PLACE COMPETITOR SCHOOL TIME GRADE
1 Steve Beecher College Misericordia 27:17.64 SO
2 Mike Petrikonis College Misericordia 27:24.23 JR
3 Kevin Bunt Gwynedd-Mercy College 27:43.40 JR
4 Jeff Ward College Misericordia 27:59.99 JR
5 Dillon Lockwood College Misericordia 28:15.31 JR
6 Chris Sweeney Cabrini College 28:20.91 SO
7 Justin Walsh Cabrini College 28:24.32 FR
8 Anthony Colardo College Misericordia 28:30.63 SR
9 Jason Ryan Marywood University 28:33.71 SR
10 Thomas Nallon Marywood University 28:39.42 SR
11 John Martino College Misericordia 28:45.63 SR
12 Joe Pritiskutch Alvernia College 28:50.96 FR
13 Dustin Rhodes Marywood University 29:14.25 SR
14 Ryan Mcmahon Gwynedd-Mercy College 29:23.69 SR
15 Chase Susko College Misericordia 29:35.56 JR
16 Zack Furlong Cabrini College 30:02.14 JR
17 Ryan Mallis College Misericordia 30:10.98 SO
18 Kurt Bruehl Gwynedd-Mercy College 30:14.44 SO
19 Jeff Nickels Wesley College 30:43.61 SO
20 Justin Sandy College Misericordia 31:19.48 SR
21 Andre Zagmout Wesley College 31:55.95 JR
22 Jed Carr College Misericordia 32:10.61 FR
23 Chris Bachman Alvernia College 32:25.33 JR
24 Dan Padilla Alvernia College 32:30.88 JR
25 Darren Grau Eastern University 32:38.29 FR
26 Jason Duncan Wesley College 32:44.45 JR
27 Greg Mercier Eastern University 33:20.37 JR
28 Brian Otruba Alvernia College 33:23.77 SO
29 Larz Jeter Gwynedd-Mercy College 34:25.51 FR
30 Dan Giang Cabrini College 34:37.48 FR
31 Sean Dunn Eastern University 34:39.18 FR
32 Jonathon Turner Eastern University 34:43.80 FR
33 John Trapani Marywood University 35:00.66 SO
34 Angel Burgos Gwynedd-Mercy College 35:07.25 JR
35 Ian Wetherall Marywood University 35:16.97 SO
36 Brandon Freed Alvernia College 35:25.21 SR
37 Michael Mann Wesley College 35:49.43 SR
38 Andrew Stylianou Marywood University 36:13.05 SO
39 Tom Deprince Gwynedd-Mercy College 36:37.00 SR
40 Josh Thomas Gwynedd-Mercy College 37:10.67 JR
41 Kyle Longfellow Gwynedd-Mercy College 37:29.07 FR
42 Marvin Webster Cabrini College 38:25.53 SO
43 Michael Melvin Marywood University 38:26.52 FR
44 Tim Murphy Alvernia College 40:34.00 SO
45 Jeremy Smith Wesley College 41:08.55 FR
46 David Graff Marywood University 44:56.33 SR
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