Hawks finish second at GLVC Triangular in Kirksville

Zach Hill, right, and Jack Del Vecchio led the Hawks in eighth and ninth place.

Three Hawks finished in the top 10 to lead the Rockhurst men's cross country team to a second-place finish at the season-opening GLVC Triangular at the Countryside Course Friday in Kirksville, Missouri.

The Hawks finished with 53 points, while host Truman State won the team title with 15 points.

Junior Zach Hill led the Hawks in eighth place in a time of 14:16.08 over four kilometers, followed by freshman Jack Del Vecchio in ninth place in 14:27.81 and Peyton Hottovy in 10th place in 14:37.47.

Freshmen Tyler Pedee (11th, 14:38.76) and Alfonso Esqueda (15th, 15:23.14) rounded out the top five finishers for Rockhurst. Alex Murray, Matt Abeyta and Eric Mata also finished under 17 minutes.

The Hawks will next compete in the GLVC Divisionals on Oct. 9 in Elsah, Illinois.

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Players Mentioned

Matt Abeyta: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Peyton Hottovy: 5' 10"; Senior

Eric Mata: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Jack Del Vecchio: 5' 8"; Freshman

Alfonso Esqueda: 6' 2"; Freshman

Zach Hill: 6' 2"; Junior

Alex Murray: 5' 11"; Freshman

Tyler Pedee: 5' 10"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Matt Abeyta
: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Peyton Hottovy
: 5' 10"; Senior

Eric Mata
: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Jack Del Vecchio
: 5' 8"; Freshman

Alfonso Esqueda
: 6' 2"; Freshman

Zach Hill
: 6' 2"; Junior

Alex Murray
: 5' 11"; Freshman

Tyler Pedee
: 5' 10"; Freshman