Princeton University Athletics
Men's Cross Country Team Captures Third Straight Heps Championship
October 29, 1999 | Men's Cross Country
Oct. 29, 1999
NEW YORK, N.Y. - With a 62-point performance, the Princeton men's cross country team captured its third straight Heptagonal cross country championship. The Tigers have won the last two triple crowns and are on track for a third straight this season.
Paul Morrison (So., Chatham, Ontario) was crowned the overall individual champion with his 24:36.6 performance. His senior captain Mike Spence (Sr., East Stroudsburg, Pa.) was second overall with a time of 24:53.2. In all, the Tigers placed five runners in the top 26 and cruised to the win. Dartmouth was second with 79 points.
Princeton scorers (top five) Top 10 Finishers Pts. Runner Time Pl. Runner (School) Time 1 Paul Morrison 24:36.6 1 Paul Morrison (Prin.) 24:36.6 2 Mike Spence 24:53.2 2 Mike Spence (Princeton) 24:53.2 11 Chris Banks 25:30.6 3 Ray Biersbach (Col.) 25:03.1 22 Wes Stockard 25:50.1 4 Sean MacMillan (Penn) 25:05.8 26 Pat Anglin 26:00.8 5 Scott Clayton (Penn) 25:08.9 31 Tensai Asfaw 26:08.8 6 David Martin (Harvard) 25:18.1 58 Eric Lascellas 27:03.2 7 Robert Doyle (Yale) 25:20.4 8 Eric Adams (Navy) 25:22.0 9 Aaron Nichols (Navy) 25:23.6 10 Mike Cohen (Dartmouth) 25:25.1Team Finish Pl. Team Points 1 Princeton 62 2 Dartmouth 79 3 Penn 91 4 Navy 93 5 Columbia 111 6 Cornell 152 7 Brown 165 8 Yale 176 9 Harvard 191