By: Alexis Friedman
Farmingdale, NY -
Freddie Kipkosgei captured his second consecutive individual title with a course-record performance to lead the Hofstra men's cross country team to a third place team finish on Friday morning at the Coastal Athletic Association Championship at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York.
Kipkosgei completed the 8K race in a Bethpage State Park course-record time of 23:11.7, finishing 48.6 seconds ahead of runner-up Alex Jordan of William & Mary, and was named the meet's Most Outstanding Performer.
William Thu was the Pride's next finisher, placing seventh with a time of 24:22.4. Kipkosgei and Thu earned All-CAA accolades with their top-15 finishes.
William & Mary took the championship title with 34 points, followed by Stony Brook with 39 points, while the Pride came in third with 69 points.
Jason Kerber finished in 24:47.6 to place 16th, and
Noah Zeitzer came in 20th at 24:57.7.
Daniel Torrillo was 27th at 25:17.2,
Brian Liebowitz finished 55th at 26:15.0, and
Seamus Egan placed 57th in 26:17.8.
Alex Walsh came in 60th at 26:21.9, while
Braidan Logue was 66th at 26:34.1 and
Callum Beach finished 81st with a time of 27:43.3.
The Pride are back in action on Friday, November 13, for the NCAA Northeast Regional at Bethpage State Park.