Men's Cross Country Earns Fifth in First NEC Champs

Links: NEC Championship Results

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – The Merrimack College men's cross country team earned a fifth place finish in the program's first-ever championship meet in Division I, as the Warriors competed the NEC Championships on Saturday. TJ Corliss earned All-Conference honors, finishing ninth on the afternoon.

The Basics
Results: 5^th/10
Top Finisher: TJ Corliss (9th – 15:22)
Location: New Britain, Conn. | Stanley Quarter Park

What They Said:
Head coach Chris Cameron: "The men finished fifth, it was our first Division I championship so we're pleased with that. We had five runners in the top 25, normally you'd score a lot higher as a team but it was a deep field. I'm pleased with the way the men ran, I don't think we could have run too much better than that. Overall, a really nice job by the men."

How It Happened:

• Junior Gunnar Hasselquist came in behind Corliss in 17^th, Noah Davis was the team's third runner, finishing in 19^th, just missing out on the All-Conference mark of the top 14 finishers.
• Shamus Malia was the group's fourth-best finisher, crossing in 24^th joined behind him with senior Brian Sardinskas taking the team's best finish in 25^th.

Up Next
Merrimack will be off for a few weeks before returning to action on November 23 in the ECAC/1C4A Championships in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, NY.
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