Men Finish Eighth At Notre Dame Invitational

Friday, September 30

Notre Dame, Ind.

6 p.m.

Duke University

Notre Dame Invitational

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Men Finish Eighth At Notre Dame Invitational

9/30/2005 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country

By: Duke Sports Information

NOTRE DAME, IND. -- The Duke men's cross country team ran to an eighth place finish amid some of the nation's top programs Friday at the 50th annual Notre Dame Invitational. No. 7 Arizona claimed the title, upsetting top-ranked Wisconsin, who finished fifth and No. 6 Notre Dame, who came in second in the field of 25 teams. Eighteenth-ranked Florida State finished fourth, but Duke defeated three other ACC schools ? Wake Forest (17th), Miami (24th) and Georgia Tech (25th).

Junior Keith Krieger led the Blue Devils, finishing the 8K race in 24:30 and 30th place. Krieger knocked over 30 seconds off his 25:02 8K time from Lou Onesty. Sophomore Chris Spooner and junior Dan Daly were less than half a minute behind their teammate, coming in 52nd and 53rd, respectively, with times of 24:53 and 24:54. Both were running their first race of the 2005 season.

Rounding out the Blue Devil top five were freshman Devin McDaniel, in 74th place with a time of 25:15 and junior Alex Romero, who ran a 25:22 to garner 86th place and the team's final scoring position. McDaniel, running only his second collegiate race, improved on his time of 25:34 at Lou Onesty three weeks ago.

The men's A team is now 24-8 this season after two performances. Next up for Duke is the Penn State Invitational in State College, Pa., on Oct. 15.

Duke Results
30. Keith Krieger, 24:30; 52. Chris Spooner, 24:53; 53. Dan Daly, 24:54; 74. Devin McDaniel, 25:15; 86. Alex Romero, 25:22; 87. Geary Gubbins, 25:24; 98. Cameron Bell, 25:32; 105. Chas Salmen, 25:36