Men's Cross Country Finishes 8th at Keene State Invitational

KEENE, N.H. - The Endicott men's cross country team finished eighth at the Keene State Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

In a challenging field of 12 teams, Babson took top honors, while Brandeis, Union (N.Y.), Plymouth State and Gordon rounded out the top five. The Gulls finished ahead of Keene State, Wheaton (Mass.), Colby-Sawyer and Clark.

Leading the way for Endicott was Caleb Nye (Hinesburg, Vt.) whose time of 27:03.0 on the five mile course was good for 21st overall. 

Following Nye in Endicott's top-5 were Colin Costa (West Newbury, Mass.), Cooper Downey (Hudson, N.H.), Shane Cataloni (Attleboro, Mass.), and Andrew Lauzon (North Andover, Mass.). The group finishd 33rd (27:34.0), 44th (28:13.2), 54th (28:48.9) and 55th (28:52.6) overall in the field of 142.

TOP QUOTE

"It was great to see an improvement off of last week's performance with eight of the nine who raced recording PR's," said head coach Spencer Lange. "It is encouraging to have some momentum heading into our final regular season race. We still have work to do, which will be our focus for the next month leading up to the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) championship."

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The 8th place finish represents a five spot jump from 2019 when the Gulls finished 13th.
• Nye and Costa have finished as the top two runners for Endicott in every race this season.
• The spread between Endicott's first and fifth runners was 1:49.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Gulls will compete in two weeks at the Suffolk Invitational serving as a preview for the NCAA East Regional course, at Franklin Park. There will be nearly 40 teams in attendance at the Suffolk Invitational on Saturday, October 16.

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)