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Delaware at the
NCAA Region II Championships at Navy

Nov. 14, 1998
12th Place

The University of Delaware men's cross country team placed 12th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals at Navy on Saturday. Princeton had four runners finish in the Top 15 as the Tigers finished in first with 57 points. Daniel Kinyua from Mt. St. Mary's led the field individually with a time of 30:57.71. Georgetown, Bucknell, Villanova and West Virginia rounded out the Top Five teams. The Delaware men were led by Mike DiGennaro (Hamilton-Wenham/Essex, Mass.) who finished 41st with a time of 32:30.59. The Blue Hens were also paced by Dave Geesamen (Central Dauphin/ Harrisburg, Pa.) who finished 59th with a time of 32:53.92 and Mike Puglisi (St. Mark's/Newark, Del.) who finished 79th with a time of 33:31.75.

Final Men's Team Standings: 1. Princeton - 57; 2. Georgetown - 76; 3. Bucknell - 104; 4. Villanova - 107; 5. West Virginia - 153; 6. Navy - 173; 7. LaSalle - 210; 8. St. Joseph's - 241; 9. Penn State - 295; 10. Lafayette - 309; 12. Delaware -370; 13. St. Francis - 381....23. UMBC - 654;

Top Finishers: 1. Daniel Kinyua (Mt. St. Mary's) 30:57.71; 2. Justin McCarthy (Georgetown) 31:01.25; 3. Anthony Debendicti (Seton Hall) 31:09.91; 4. Couley Dunn (Villanova) 31:15.32; 5. Steve Bohan (31:15.58)

Other Delaware Finishers: 91. Troy Bockius 33:50.91; 100. Jeremy Muratore 34:01.09; 120. Rob Munro 34:33.43; 143. Matt McNally 35:17.63