STANDISH, ME - Four athletes with ties to Saint Joseph's College ran in the Peak Performance Half Marathon, held on Sunday, October 4th in Portland, Maine, and all four performed exceptionally well.

Cross Country Head Coach Tom Dann posted a 1:23.42 effort in the half marathon to capture the top time in the 50-54 age group. His performance placed him 25th overall out of 1869 runners in the event.

Ryan Prescott '09 and Jillian Leger '08 both qualified for the Boston Marathon with 3:10.16 and 3:38.57 performances, respectively. Prescott, one of the top men's cross country runners over the past 15 years at Saint Joseph's, placed 36th overall while Leger, a former SJC women's soccer standout, finished 117th. The qualifying time for male runners is 3:10 while the female time is 3:40.

Also, former SJC runner Vincent Micucci '09 posted a 3:18.10 effort and placed 71st overall in the event.

Megan Cutter '12 (Westbrook, ME) was tops in the 19 and under female class with a 1:46.33 time, good for 380th in the half-marathon. Cutter is currently a member of the women's lacrosse team at Saint Joseph's.