SBU Sports: Men’s Cross Country finishes 9th at NCAA Northeast Regionals

The Stony Brook men’s cross country team placed ninth overall at the 2023 NCAA Northeast Regional Championship at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx on Nov. 10. Carlos Santos was the top individual performer for the Seawolves, finishing 19th overall and claiming All-Region distinction.

Santos covered the 10K championship course in 30:07.1, the second-highest finish for a CAA competitor. Shane Henderson was the next Seawolf to cross the finish line, placing 35th individually with a time of 30:23.8.
 
Collin Gilstrap (66th, 30:49.2), Michael Fama (68th, 30:49.6), Evan Brennan (69th, 30:49.6) and Steven Struk (81st, 31:06.3) rounded out Stony Brook’s top-100 finishers in a field of 250-plus runners from 37 different Division I programs. Eben Bragg rounded out the field of Seawolves’ runners, finishing 201st with a time of 33:07.2.

“Obviously we came in with high hopes of a top-five finish but it was not to be. Not our best performance as a team but it happens, just need to figure out what we need to work on as we move forward,” head coach Andy Ronancommented post-meet. “Carlos making All-Region for the first time was a bright spot for the men’s team.”