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Rico Galassi paced Duquesne with a 10-place finish at the event.

Men's Cross Country

Dukes Place Fourth at National Catholic Invitational

Sept. 15, 2017

RESULTS
NOTRE DAME, Ind.
- The Duquesne men's cross country team posted a fourth-place finish at the 38th annual National Catholic meet hosted by Notre Dame on Friday evening at Burke Golf Course.

The Dukes recorded a score of 88 at the event highlighted by senior Rico Galassi's (Dickson City, Pa./Holy Cross) 10th-place finish with a time of 25:29.1 on the five-mile course.

Junior Cordon Louco (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) placed 16th with a mark of 25:39.6 followed by sophomore Jeff Van Kooten (Sewickley, Pa./Central Catholic) in 24th at 25:57.8.

Freshman Mark Provenzo (Export, Pa./Franklin Regional) crossed the finish line in 26:05.5, good for 29th place while sophomore Jake Heinauer (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills) finished 31st with a time of 26:14.2.

Dayton won the event with 41 points followed by Notre Dame second (44) and Marquette third (77). Canisius rounded out the top five with a score of 106.

Duquesne is back in action on Sept. 23 at the Saint Vincent Invitational. The race is slated to get underway at 10:45 a.m. ET in Latrobe, Pa.




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Players Mentioned

Mark Provenzo

Mark Provenzo

Freshman
Cordon Louco

Cordon Louco

Sophomore
Jake Heinauer

Jake Heinauer

Freshman
Jeff Van Kooten

Jeff Van Kooten

Freshman
Rico Galassi

Rico Galassi

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Mark Provenzo

Mark Provenzo

Freshman
Cordon Louco

Cordon Louco

Sophomore
Jake Heinauer

Jake Heinauer

Freshman
Jeff Van Kooten

Jeff Van Kooten

Freshman
Rico Galassi

Rico Galassi

Freshman

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