Oregon had a decisive victory in the meet following second and third-place individual finishes in the race, tallying only 114 points.
On the men’s side, Korolev, the sole Crimson runner to complete the 10k race, finished his race in 31:43.8. The junior kept up with the lead group for the first half of the race, but fell off the pace as fatigue set in, leading to a disappointing finish of 201st of 245 runners.
IC4A/ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Three top-25 finishes in the five-mile race propelled the Harvard men’s cross-country team to a fifth-place finish at the IC4A/ECAC Championships.
“It was a good day with solid showings,” Pohorence said. “No one ran fantastic, but even if you’re not feeling great, to just get it done is really important.”
Junior Kurt Ruegg posted the best showing of the Crimson runners, taking 18th in the field of 124 with a time of 25:44.7, while freshman Tom Purnell continued his impressive rookie season by finishing the race in 25:46.1 to place 20th.
“It was a tougher course that we’re used to running on—much more hill—and it was definitely a tougher race because of that, but [Purnell] still ended up doing pretty well,” Pohorence said.
Led by Bobby Peavey, who crossed the finish line three seconds before any other runner, Georgetown took first.