NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – The Merrimack College men's cross country team concluded their fall season with great success as they finished in third place out of ten teams at the NEC Championships this Saturday. The Warriors were led by senior, captain,
TJ Corliss, and first year,
Ryan Dyer, who both had races good enough to achieve All-Conference status.
This meet was against nine other opponents including: Central Connecticut, LIU, Saint Francis, Sacred Heart, Bryant, Wagner, Mount Saint Mary's, St. Francis (N.Y.), and Fairleigh Dickinson.
The Basics
Format: 8k
Results: 3
rd/10
Top Finisher: TJ Corliss (8
th – 26:16)
Location: New Britain, Conn. | Stanley Quarter Park
What They Said:
Head coach
Chris Cameron: "I was pleased by the way we finished up the season and we definitely out performed our preseason rank of 7
th in the conference. We're not going to take a little bit of time off before we start our first indoor meets come December."
How It Happened:
- The captain led by example this weekend as Corliss capped off a great race with an 8th place finish out of 93 finishers. The senior crossed the finish line with a 26:16 time to conclude an excellent fall season.
- The freshman, Dyer, concluded his race today just six spots behind Corliss as he finished in 14th place with a time of 26:46. Dyer has a lot to build off of going into the short offseason to get better.
- Both the times set by Corliss and Dyer got them the honor of being named All-Conference athletes for the fall season.
- Another underclassmen with promising upside is sophomore, Ben Chase, who finished shortly behind his running mate, Dyer, with a time of 27:02 which was good enough for 18th place.
Up Next
Merrimack will take a step back and reflect on their successful fall season as they will see action again on December 4
th for their first indoor meet.
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