The
University of Connecticut men’s cross country team opened their 2004 season with
a fifth place finish at the University of New Hampshire Wildcat Invitational on
Saturday.
Freshman Will Melofchik (Wayside, N.J.) led the Huskies runners,
coming in eighth out of 83 competitors with a time of 25:35.17. As a team, UConn
finished with 126 points as host UNH captured first with 53 points.
UConn’s Zach Vavro (Butler, Pa.) finished 11
with a time of 26:39.65.
Connecticut will next compete in the Fordham Invitational on Saturday,
September 18th.
Top Team Scores
1. University of New Hampshire (53 points)
2. Harvard University (65 points)
3. University of Maine (96 points)
4. University of Albany (120 points)
5. University of Connecticut (126 points)
Top Finishers
1. Alasdair McLean-Foreman (Harvard), 24:56
2. Timothy Perry (UNH), 25:04.83
3. Anthony Truax (UNH), 25:04.90
4. Reed Bienvenu (Harvard), 25:07.16
5. Dale Summerville (Stony Brook), 25:18.06
UConn Finishers
8. Will Melofchik, 25:35.17
11. Zach Vavro, 25:44.45
25. Colin Meyers, 26:17.61
33. Brian Cacace, 26:39.65
53. Tom Murphy, 27:22.59
59. Paul Durfee, 27:31.18
78. Steve Iannacone, 28:42.47
