Brutvan Leads Men's Cross Country At Hatter Invitational

Oct. 17, 2003

DeLand, FL – University of Miami junior Alex Brutvan (Boca Raton, FL) finished second in a time of 26:04 to lead the Hurricanes’ men’s cross country team to a second-place finish at the 2003 Hatter Invitational in DeLand, FL.

Miami, which is ranked 12th in the South Region by the United States Cross Country Coaches Association, finished with 56 points. The University of Central Florida edged out the Hurricanes with 50 points.

Brutvan has been the Hurricanes’ top finisher at every event this season including a victory at the FIU Invitational. He has finished among the top-seven runners in four of five races this season.

Also running well for the Hurricanes was Tom Berry (Stanford, CT) who continued his impressive freshman campaign taking fourth in a time of 26.45. Berry has three top-five finishes this season and has been Miami’s second best finisher at every meet.

The Hatter Invitational is the final tune-up for the Hurricanes before the BIG EAST cross Country Championships, October 31 in Van Cortland Park, NY.

Miami Finishers2. Alex Brutvan, 26:044. Tom Berry, 26:4513. Billy Bludgus, 27:2115. Mike Fleischner, 27:2717. Seth Kampf, 27:3321. James Mullaly, 27:4429. Zach Castiglione, 28:1236. Jon Scheiner, 28:3282. Greg DiMicco, 32:04