HAVERFORD, Pa. - The 27th-ranked Haverford College men's cross country team kicked off the 2024 season with the annual Alumni/Open Race on an unseasonably chilly Saturday at the Alumni Cross Country Course.
A total of 57 runners, including varsity athletes, alumni, and open entrants, competed in the always spirited event. Ryan Kredell '23 reclaimed his overall title, finishing first with a time of 14:31, just ahead of senior Peter LaRochelle, who completed the course in 14:33. Senior Reza Eshghi followed in third place with a time of 14:43, while sophomore Owen Bluman (15:01) and senior Seamus Fraser (15:03) rounded out the top five. Aaron Bratt '23 was the second alumni finisher, clocking in at 15:05. Luke de Valpine (15:11) secured seventh place overall for the varsity squad, just ahead of Greg Morgan '19.
The alumni group put in a strong showing, with Morgan finishing in 15:14, closely followed by Hiro Kawakatsu '20 (15:18) and Matt Katz '22 (15:20). Junior Micah Lachman crossed the finish line in 15:18, while junior Jakob Maiwald (15:36) and senior Reed Solomon (16:03) secured top-15 finishes for the varsity.
The complete list of alumni finishers included Kredell, Bratt, Morgan, Kawakatsu, Katz, James Barker '20, Nathaniel Leighninger '24, Nico Tripeny '23, Scott Kaiser '22, Nick Scardigno '23, Sammy Schindel '24, Luca Ponticello '24, Max Brelig '23, Jacob Gaba '22, Will Harris '24, Charlie Marquardt '16, Ian Fraser '01, Conor Madden '20, Ian Woodhouse '19, Ryan Quenemoen '23, Nick Vechik '10, Ben Siqueiros '12, Ben Cutilli '12, David Watt '20, Sam Ditkovsky '20, Jack Fanikos '21, Ravi Eaton '24, JB Haglund '02, Jon Berenbom '94, Xingyun Yang '24, Abe Doroshow '21, Graham Barrett '15, Matt Ruiz '24, Matt Leighninger '92, Nathan Akerhielm '21, and Gene Perry '21.
For a complete list of the day's results, please see the link at the top of this page. The No. 27 varsity squad will return to competition at the Main Line Invitational on Friday, September 20, with the men's race scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. on the Alumni Cross Country Course.