CU Cross Country Preview - at NCAA Atlantic Regionals

Well over 700 runners are slated to join the Clarkson University Cross County teams as potential participants this weekend at the annual NCAA Division III Atlantic Regionals, hosted by Houghton College on the campus's Field of Dreams Cross Country Course.

The men's race will begin at 11:00 am, while the women's race will take place at 12:15 pm.

LIVE RESULTS ENTRY LIST

Men's 8K Course Map Women's 6K Course Map

Clarkson Men's Participants: The Golden Knights will be sending AJ Beers, Jack Broderick (Alternate) Jacob Erdman, Kris Lizins, Dennis Mooney, Paul Moore, Colin Rooney and Austin Smith. Below are their average time splits in 8,000-meter events in 2017:

AJ Beers (four races) – 3:22.5 per kilometer, 5:26.6 per mile
Jack Broderick (four races) – 3:33.8 per kilometer, 5:44.8 per mile
Jacob Erdman (four races) – 3:24.4 per kilometer, 5:29.7 per mile
Kris Lizins (four races) – 3:26.3 per kilometer, 5:32.7 per mile
Dennis Mooney (four races) – 3:31.9 per kilometer, 5:41.7 per mile
Paul Moore (four races) – 3:31.9 per kilometer, 5:41.8 per mile (Mooney and Moore's collective times are less than 22 seconds apart)
Colin Rooney (four races) – 3:36.9 per kilometer, 5:49.8 per mile
Austin Smith (four races) – 3:27.9 per kilometer, 5:35.3 per mile

Last year Beers took 77th among 303 runners at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals, while Lizins (118th) and Smith (122nd) were also each in the top half of the participants. Erdman (153rd) was almost exactly in the middle of the pack.

Clarkson Women's Participants: The Golden Knights will have nine potential runners among the female contingent, with Erika Abrantes, Katie Ackner, Alison Davis, Sarah Duclos, Rachael Jones (Alternate), Taylor Lacey, Hannah Phillips (Alternate), Abigail Sullivan and Christina Tricomi making the trek to Western New York. Below are their average time splits for 5,000-meter and 6,000 meter races combined for 2017:

Katie Ackner (six races) – 4:12.7 per kilometer, 6:47.5 per mile
Erika Abrantes (five races) - 4:05.2 per kilometer, 6:35.5 per mile
Alison Davis (four races) – 4:03.4 per kilometer, 6:32.6 per mile
Sarah Duclos (six races) – 3:58.1 per kilometer, 6:24.1 per mile
Rachael Jones (six races) – 4:18.4 per kilometer, 6:56.8 per mile
Taylor Lacey (five races) – 4:05.7 per kilometer, 6:36.4 per mile
Hannah Phillips (five races) – 4:19.1 per kilometer, 6:57.8 per mile
Abigail Sullivan (six races) – 4:02.0 per kilometer, 6:30.3 per mile
Christina Tricomi (six races) – 4:17.4 per kilometer, 6:55.1 per mile

Only four of the nine runners participated in last year's event. Davis finished 78th among 303 competitors and Sarah Duclos took 115th. Both Rachael Jones (146th) and Hannah Phillips (147th) were close to the middle of the pack.

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Players Mentioned

AJ Beers: Freshman

Jacob Erdman: Freshman

Kris Lizins: Freshman

Colin Rooney: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

AJ Beers
: Freshman

Jacob Erdman
: Freshman

Kris Lizins
: Freshman

Colin Rooney
: Sophomore