Men's Cross Country Shines at Ted Owens Invitational

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – The Merrimack College men's cross country team had a much improved showing this week at the Ted Owens Invitational. Running in an 8k format they finished in 3^rd place out of 12 total teams. The Warriors were led by senior and captain TJ Corliss who finished in the top-10.
 
Merrimack finished the race with four top 25 finishers in Corliss (7^th), Ben Chase (13^th), Ryan Dyer (16^th), and Billy Coakley (22^nd)
 
This meet was against 11 other opponents including, Central Connecticut, Wagner, Bryant, Mount St. Mary's, American Int'l, Sacred Heart, Assumption, New Haven, Farleigh Dickinson, St. Francis (N.Y.), and Post University.
 
The Basics
Results: 3/12
Top Finisher: TJ Corliss (7th – 26:34.2)
Location: New Britain, Conn. | Central Connecticut
 
What They Said:
Head coach Chris Cameron: "The guys did well and I'm pleased with the effort today. They still need to work on tightening up our pack, but we know what we need to do to get even better for next time. We're going into the most important time of the season so they know what to do."
 
How It Happened:

• Corliss' performance this week was a good bounce back effort after two weeks in between races. The Haverhill, Mass. native posted the 7^th fastest time overall on the day and was exactly 21 seconds short of first place.
• Finishing closely behind Corliss was sophomore Ben Chase who had his first top-20 finish of the season. The Portsmouth, R.I. native finished with a time of 27:00.5 which was good enough for 13^th out of 137.
• Trailing Chase was last week's NEC Rookie of the Week, Ryan Dyer and sophomore Billy Coakley. Dyer finished in 16^th with a time of 27:15.5 and Coakley came in 22^nd with a time of 27:32.0.
• The Warriors improved three spots this weekend after finishing in sixth place at the Nassaney Invitational. 

           
Up Next
Merrimack will host the New England Championships at Franklin Park in Boston on October, 9^th.
 
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