Haverford's Soren Rasmussen Named Cross Country Runner of the Week

Posted: Oct 27, 2014

October 27, 2014

Soren Rasmussen, Sr, Haverford
Amsterdam, Netherlands/American School in Japan

Rasmussen finished second in a field of 97 runners at the Haverford Invitational with a time of 20:31.70. It was Rasmussen's career-best four mile time, breaking his previous record by 12 seconds. The Fords hosted the Haverford Invitational on Friday and had 10 runners, including four freshmen, among the top 20 finishers. Haverford will host the Centennial Conference Championship on Saturday.

Previous Men's Cross Country Runners of the Week:

	October 20, 2014 Charlie Marquardt, Jr, Haverford Pasadena, Calif. / Loyola Marquardt posted his career best time of 24:36 and placed highest amongst non-Division I runners in the field at the Princeton Invitational. He finished in 18th place to pace the Fords. Haverford was the highest non-Division I team in the field, finishing in 10th place. Marquardt’s time was the fastest time for Haverford in all of its meets this year.
	October 6, 2014 Austin Stecklair, Sr, Johns Hopkins West Chester, Pa. / West Chester Henderson Stecklair set a new personal-record running a 24:59 in the 8k at the Paul Short Invitational Gold race. Billed as the toughest race of the event, Stecklair led the team to a top-30 finish among a loaded group of predominantly Division I talent. Stecklair's time was a top-10 finish among non-Division I runners in the race and was the only Centennial Conference time under 25:00 on the men's side.
	September 29, 2014 Charlie Marquardt, Jr, Haverford Pasadena, Calif. / Loyola Marquardt ran the best time for Haverford (19:44.80) in the Main Line Invitational and finished in ninth place. He was the highest non-Division I runner and knocked off 23 seconds from his time in last year's Main Line event.
	September 22, 2014 Nick Stender, Sr, Dickinson Chicago, Ill. / Latin School of Chicago Stender crossed the line first in front of 232 runners to claim the 8k race at the Dickinson Long/Short Invitational on Saturday. He crossed the line in 25:55 to lead the Red Devils to the team title in the 8k and their fourth straight overall combined team title.
	September 15, 2014 Jaryd Flank, So, Muhlenberg Easton, Pa. / Wilson Flank finished first in a field of 46 runners at the Cedar Crest/Muhlenberg Invitational to capture his first collegiate win. He completed the course in a time of 16:20.22 to lead a 1-2-3-4-5 Muhlenberg clean sweep across the finish line.
	September 8, 2014 Joey Steadman, So, Dickinson Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown West Steadman was the top Division III runner on Friday at the Galen Piper Invitational at Shippensburg University. He completed the 6,000-meter course in a time of 19:33 to finish sixth overall and lead the 15th-ranked Red Devils to third place.
	September 2, 2014 Andrew Ceruzzi, Sr, Johns Hopkins Kensington, Md. / Albert Einstein Ceruzzi claimed first place at the Salisbury Fall Classic with a time of 25:45.84. The win is the first of his collegiate career. The Blue Jays won the meet, with five runners finishing in the top six. The No. 7 ranked Johns Hopkins men’s cross country team also placed first in the Baltimore Metro Invitational this weekend.