X-Men run away with first place finish at Acadia
X-Men win first meet of the season at Acadia
Wolfville, NS - Jacob Benoit of Dalhousie won the men's 8k race at the 2024 Acadia Invitational at Hennigar's Farm on Saturday, clocking in at 26:54. UNB's Silas Conlin-Morse finished second with a time of 26:58, followed by STFX's Liam McCullagh in third at 27:09.
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In the team standings, STFX took first place with 25 points. McCullagh was backed by teammates Joel Gallant (27:12), Griffin Gamble (27:16), Liam Patterson (27:23) and Brett King (27:23) who placed fourth through eight, respectively. Their collective effort resulted in a total time of 2:16:23, with an average time of 27:16 per runner.
The Dalhousie Tigers finished second with 47 points, led by Benoit's first-place finish. Aidan Goslett (27:32), Isaac MacLean (27:52), Ben Mundle (28:12) and Alex Rogers (28:17) rounded out the top five for the Tigers, who posted a total time of 2:18:47, averaging 27:45 per runner.
UNB placed third with 89 points, with Conlin-Morse leading the way. Other top runners for UNB included Caden Jones (28:35), Sadiq Shahid (29:48), Ian Young (30:06) and Sam Andrew (30:32). UNB finished with a total time of 2:25:59, averaging 29:11 per runner.
Rounding out the team standings was UPWI (96), Moncton (144) and Saint Mary's (149).
STFX's depth, with five runners in the top seven, secured the team victory.
The X-Men host the next meet on the AUS schedule on September 21 on the STFX campus.
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Recap courtesy Acadia Athletics
STFX X-Men at the Acadia Invitational Sept. 7th