WILMINGTON, OH - Sophomore Chad Schmidt (Alexandria/Bishop Brossart) surpassed his previous personal best by 32 seconds as he placed 96th in a time of 28:30 at the Wilmington Fall Classic.

Thomas More only had three runners compete, which is not enough to qualify for the team standings. Sophomore Josh Horn (Louisville/Trinity) placed 117th with a time of 30:11, while freshman Kyle Egan (Alexandria/Holy Cross) finished 187th with a time of 32:10.

09/24/07

Schmidt leads Saints

LATROBE, PA - Sophomore Chad Schmidt (Alexandria/Bishop Brossart) finished 30th at the Saint Vincent Invitational.

Thomas More only had three runners compete, which is not enough to qualify for team standings. Freshman Kyle Egan (Alexandria/Holy Cross) finished in 34:35, while Raul Vargas finished in 45:18. The Saints will return to action Sunday at the U of L Invitational.

09/08/07

Saints 11th at Hanover

HANOVER, IN - Sophomore Chad Schmidt (Alexandria/Bishop Brossart) was the first Thomas More runner to finish, placing 77th in a time of 30:27, as TMC finished 11th in the 12-team Hanover Classic Saturday.

Sophomore Josh Horn (Louisville, KY/Trinity) was the next runner to finish, coming in 107th with a time of 32:14. Freshman Kyle Egan (Alexandria/Holy Cross) followed soon after in a time of 32:41, good for 112th place. The final two runners, Raul Vargas and Kevin Keller (Cincinnati, OH/LaSalle) came in 142nd and 143rd place, respectively.

Thomas More will return to action next Saturday at the Berea Invitational.

7/11/07

Alessandro named TMC cross country coach

CRESTVIEW HILLS – Thomas More athletic director Terry Connor announced the hiring of Brian Alessandro as the school’s head coach for its cross country program.

Alessandro comes to Thomas More from Northern Kentucky University where he was an assistant for the last two seasons. The Norse were national qualifiers in men’s cross country in 2006. During his collegiate career at NKU, he set several indoor and outdoor track records. The experience of running with a fledging program will bring addition experience to Thomas More’s two-year program.

“We are thrilled to have Brian as part of our athletic department,” said Connor. “He brings collegiate running and coaching experience, and his knowledge of the area will be invaluable in recruiting.”

In addition, to his stint at NKU, Alessandro coached at Highlands High School for six seasons, three of which ended with team state championships.

“I plan to build the Thomas More cross country team into a successful Presidents’ Athletic Conference program,” said Alessandro. “I am also anxious to build on the school’s tradition of outstanding student-athletes.”

Alessandro finished seventh in the 2004 Flying Pig Marathon.