Gophers Improve to Fourth Place at CACs

Gophers Improve to Fourth Place at CACs

November 4, 2006 

SALISBURY, MD — Goucher bettered its finish by one spot over last year, finishing in fourth place today at the 2006 Capital Athletic Conference Championships.

The top two performers for the Gophers were freshmen Sean Mack (Albany, NY/Albany) and Zach Martin (Victor, NY/Victor Central). Mack completed the 8,000-meter race in 27:04, good for 17th place overall and Martin was three spots behind in 20th place as he crossed the finish line in 27:12.

While Mack's time is the 27th all-time fastest for a race of that distance in the history of Goucher's men's cross country program, the top 26 times are held by just two individuals, making him the third-fastest individual in program history. Martin's time ranks 32nd on the program's all-time list.

The next three Goucher runners to complete the race were Matt Spitznagel (Parkton, MD/Friends School of Baltimore) in 22nd place (27:16), Wells Holbrook (Knoxville, TN/Knox West) in 31st (27:46) and Matt Tilghman (Charlottesville, VA/St. Anne's-Belfield) in 35th (28:07).

The individual champion was Justin Kirk from Mary Washington. His winning time was 25:32.

Only five points separated first place from second place in the team scoring with Salisbury capturing the team title with 30 points. Mary Washington placed second with 35 points, York (102 points) was third, Goucher (111) fourth, Catholic (129) fifth, Hood (142) sixth and Marymount (208) seventh.