Rodriguez Paces Men's Cross Country At Paul Short Run

The Central Connecticut State men's cross-country team posted a ninth-place finish in the Brown Race at the Paul Short Invitational on Friday, hosted by Lehigh University.  Mark Rodriguez was the Blue Devils top finisher, running to a seventh-place finish in the race, with a run of 24:34.6.

Team Score: 9th of 38 Brown Race | FULL PAUL SHORT RACE RESULTS

Location:  Goodman Campus Cross Country Course | Bethlehem, PA

Course Length: 8K

NOTABLE

• Rodriguez was 17^th through the first mile and steadily moved up the field, pushing into the top-10 as the race crossed 6,000m and moved up two spots in the final 1.7K
• Mario Olivo was the Blue Devils top rookie finisher, running 26:10.6 to finish in 110^th place, moving up double digits in the standings in each split
• Aidan Budge rallied over the last 1500m, moving up two spots in that time frame to capture 15^th in the brown race, running 24.49.7
• Michael Kraszewski moved up four spots in the final portion of the race, capturing 66^th in the race, at 25:41.4
• Andrew Hedeges rounded out the CCSU scoring, with a time of 26:31.2, surpassing 30 opponents in the final portion of the run to place 154th

RACE NOTES

• The Brown race was contested by 332 racers representing 39 teams
• NEC foes Merrimack, Stonehill, LIU, Le Moyne, FDU and Wagner were amongst the teams that ran in the race with the Blue Devils
• CCSU finished ninth in the brown race, with 338 points, second amongst NEC teams (Stonehill 309 points, 7th place)
• Overall, the Blue Devils were 55th as a team, with Rodriguez finishing 124th
• The Paul Short Run was comprised, in four flights, of 158 teams and 1,382 finishers

 UP NEXT

• The Blue Devils are next in action at the New England Championships, a week from today.