Gironda’s PR Leads #29 Middlebury To Third-Place Finish

10/1/2022 2:14:00 PM

The 29th-ranked Middlebury men's cross country team finished third at the Mike Woods Invitational, in a field that had a host of strong opponents. Alec Gironda and Zander Kessler both finished in the top 10 in a field of 373 runners.

COURSE INFORMATION

Location: Geneseo, N.Y.
Host: SUNY Geneseo
Distance: 8 kilometers (8K)
Weather: Overcast & 60
Finish: 3rd of 24

HIGHLIGHTS

Case Western Reserve took home first place (62 points), SUNY Geneseo claimed second (68 points) and Middlebury rounded out the top three with 95 points.
Gironda was the first Panther to cross the line, finishing in fifth place with a time of 24:56.3, setting a personal record by 35 seconds.
Kessler placed eighth, stopping the clock in 25:09.8.
Ziggy Goddard finished 12th and recorded a time of 25:22.8,
Max Cluss was just behind him, finishing 15th with a time 25:27.6.
Owen Johnson was the final scorer for the Panthers, crossing the line with a time of 26:22.1 in his 8K debut.

NOTES

Both Gironda and Goddard's previous 8K PRs came at the 2021 NCAA Championships. Gironda broke his previous record (25:29.6) by 35 seconds, while Goddard claimed a PR by three seconds (25:25.4).

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