Mulvaney Finishes 20th At BIG EAST Championships

Mulvaney Finishes 20th At BIG EAST Championships

Nov. 1, 2002

Complete Results

Boston, MA (hurricanesports.com) – University of Miami junior Matt Mulvaney (South Hadley, MA) finished 20th with a time of 24.44 to lead the Hurricanes men’s cross country team to an 11th-place finish (285 points) at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships in Boston, MA.

Mulvaney’s 20th-place finish marked the highest for a UM runner at the BIG EAST Championships. Mulvaney has now been UM’s top finisher in four consecutive races.

The Hurricanes also received a strong performance from senior Dan Boniface (Seattle, WA) who placed 38th completing the 8,000-meter course in a time of 25:30. Freshman Alex Brutvan (Boca Raton, FL/Pope John Paul II), competing in his first BIG EAST Championship, finished 51st with a time of 25:56.

Villanova recorded 39 points to win the BIG EAST title for the first time since 1993. Providence finished second (49 points) while Georgetown took third (55 points).

BIG EAST MEN XC CHAMPIONSHIPMEN TEAM RESULTSPLACE TEAM                 TOTAL1   VILLANOVA              392   PROVIDENCE             493   GEORGETOWN             554   NOTRE DAME             1325   BOSTON COLLEGE         1686   WEST VIRGINIA          1837   VIRGINIA TECH          2278   SYRACUSE               2489   SETON HALL             27010  ST. JOHN'S             28011  MIAMI                  28512  PITTSBURGH             30913  RUTGERS                34414  CONNECTICUT            403

MIAMI FINISHERS20. Matt Mulvaney 24:44 *38. Dan Boniface 25:30 *51. Alex Brutvan 25:56 *87. William Bludgus 27:54 *89. Matt Maloney 27:58 *96. James Mullaly 28:45