2021 Gwynedd Mercy University Men's Cross Country @ Inter-Regional Border Battle 10/16/2021

Men's Cross Country

Griffins Rank Third On AEC Men’s Cross Country Pre-Championship Poll

2021 Gwynedd Mercy University Men's Cross Country @ Inter-Regional Border Battle 10/16/2021
Lancaster, Pa. – (10/27/2021) – With the Atlantic East Conference (AEC) Men's Cross Country Championship Meet scheduled for this Saturday, October 30, the league has officially released the results of the Pre-Championship Poll. With one first-place vote and 26 total points, Gwynedd Mercy University ranked third in the forecasted team finish. 2019 AEC Champion, Marywood University garnered the remaining six first-place votes to top the poll with 36 total points.
 
In between the Pacers and Griffins ranked Immaculata University, who garnered 27 total points. The remainder of the league's predicted finish included Cabrini University (21 Total Points), Marymount University (15), Neumann University (12), and Centenary University (10).
 
Gwynedd Mercy University returned three runners who helped lead them to a third-place finish (3rd of 5, 83 Points) at the 2019 AEC Men's Cross Country Championship. In 2021, juniors; Thomas Balla (Trevose, Pa.) and Sean Morris (Limerick, Pa.) have been the pace setters for the Griffins. Balla was the first Griffin across the finish line at the Griffin 5K Invitational (3rd, 18:06.1 on Sept. 4) and Stockton University's Osprey Open (45th, 28:42.27 on Sept. 25), while Morris was first for Gwynedd Mercy University at the Philadelphia Metro Meet (19th, 31:05.1 on Sept. 11) and Rowan University's Inter-Regional Border Battle (235th, 30:16.8 on Oct. 16). Sophomore Karam Aldarwich (Dresher, Pa.) provided the Griffins' top time at Lehigh University's Paul Shot Invitational (Oct. 1) as he finished just ahead of Balla (128th, 29:16.8) in the Men's White 8K with a time of 29:16.7 placing him 127th.
 
The 2021 AEC Men's Cross Country Championship is scheduled for Saturday, October 30, with an 11:00 a.m. starting gun at Marywood University. You can follow all the action with these LIVE VIDEO and the LIVE RESULTS links.

The complete results of the 2021 AEC Men's Cross Country Pre-Championship Poll are available below and with use of the provided links.
 
2021 AEC Men's Cross Country Pre-Championship Poll
 
Rank.School                                                  Points             First-Place Votes
1. Marywood University                         36 6
2. Immaculata University                        27
3. Gwynedd Mercy University 26 1
4. Cabrini University                               21
5. Marymount University                         15
6. Neumann University                           12
7. Centenary University                          10

 


               





 
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Players Mentioned

Karam Aldarwich

Karam Aldarwich

Sophomore
Thomas Balla

Thomas Balla

Junior
Sean Morris

Sean Morris

Junior

Players Mentioned

Karam Aldarwich

Karam Aldarwich

Sophomore
Thomas Balla

Thomas Balla

Junior
Sean Morris

Sean Morris

Junior