Gator Trio Competes in Boston

Feb 10, 2008

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BOSTON – Senior Craig Ball (Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn Hills) led the way for a trio of Gators at the Boston University Valentine Invitational, running a career-best time in the mile while Garret Piispanen (Fruita, Colo./Fruita Monument) and Zac Ross (Meadville, Pa./Meadville Area) also competed in the 800- and 5,000-meter runs, respectively.

Ball’s time of 4:23.78 is 23 seconds faster than his previous career best, and now gives Allegheny the top two milers in the conference along with teammate Tony Dipre who ran a school-record time of 4:19.16 in the opening meet of the season. Ball’s time is also just seven seconds away from the NCAA Division III Provisional qualifying mark in the event.

Piispanen, a junior, ran a time of 2:00.53 in the 800, placing him 108th overall in the field of 189 runners, and finishing less than a second away from 12 other competitors.

The final Gator to compete at the event was Ross, who placed 54th overall in the 5,000-meter run, running the 3.1 miles in a time of 15:05.62.

The squad returns to action on Friday, February 15 when the team competes at the Kenyon Invite in Gambier, Ohio.

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