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Oct. 17, 1997

Wildcat Men Ninth at IC4A Championships

BRONX, N.Y. - The Villanova University men's cross country team placed ninth at the annual IC4A Championships, held at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, N.Y., on Friday, Oct. 17, 1997.

The Wildcats compiled 225 points in the competition that featured 16 teams in the field. Princeton won the meet with a score of 49, while Iona (63), and Duke (122) rounded out the top three.

Villanova was led by Dean Smith (So., Baltimore, Md.) who placed ninth in the individual competition in a time of 25:16.6. Scott Tantino (So., North Wales, Pa.) also put in a strong showing for Associate head coach Jim Tuppeny, finishing 11th overall and covering the course in 25:18.8.

Coulby Dunn (Jr., Greentown, Pa.), hampered in recent weeks by the flu, finished in Villanova's No. 3 spot, placing 41st overall. Dunn, who had finished in the top five in the first two meets of the year, ran a time of 25:56.8.

Also competing for Villanova was Brock Butler (Jr., West Chester, Pa.), Ryan Payne (So., Gwynedd Valley, Pa.), Wojciec Szela (Jr., Berwyn, Pa.), and Joseph McNamara (Jr., Granville, N.Y.).

Villanova competes again on Oct. 31, 1997, on the same course when the Wildcats participate in the Big East Cross Country Championships. The Wildcat women will run Sunday, Oct. 19, 1997, at the Penn State Invitational.

IC4A Championships
Friday, Oct. 17, 1997
Van Cortlandt Park Course s 5 miles
Bronx, N.Y.
Team Results
1.  Princeton       49
2.  Iona            63
3.  Duke            122
4.  Virginia Tech   162
5.  Pennsylvania    167
6.  VCU             169
7.  LaSalle         189
8.  Virginia        212
9.  VILLANOVA       225
10. Maryland        229
11. Yale            259
12. St. Joseph's    269
13. Cornell         286
14. Lafayette       301
15. Syracuse        375
16. Seton Hall      421
Individual Results
(Top 10)
1.  Tony Barroco (Princeton)    24:48.7
2.  Ricardo Santos (Iona)       24:57.6
3.  Francis Rono (VCU)          25:02.2
4.  Erik Kean (Princeton)       25:03.4
5.  Tom Becker (Duke)           25:11.0
6.  Padraic Buckley (Iona)      25:14.2
7.  Matt Zacharias (Va. Tech)   25:15.2
8.  Brendan Fitzgibbon (Duke)   25:15.9
9.  Dean Smith (VU)             25:16.6
10. Jesus Ortega (VCU)          25:18.1
    
Other Villanova Finishers
11. Scott Tantino (VU)          25:18.8
41. Coulby Dunn (VU)            25:56.8
73. Brock Butler (VU)           26:29.3
94. Ryan Payne (VU)             27:17.9
100. Wojciec Szela (VU)         27:48.8
104. Joseph McNamara (VU)       28:06.5