Men's Cross Country

Ryan Darmody finished 46th in 30:57 for EC

Gulls Race to Ninth Place Finish at WNEC

The Endicott College men's cross country team had a successful day at WNEC

Oct. 15, 2007

SPRINGFIELD, MA - Ryan Darmody (Portsmouth, RI/Portsmouth) led the Endicott men's cross country team to a ninth place finish at the Western New England College Invitational in Springfield, MA on Saturday.

Darmody finished 46th, crossing the line in 30:57 to pace the Gulls. He was followed to the finish by Sam Turner (Portland, ME/Deering) who raced to 61st place in 31:50. Brendan Mitchell (Chelmsford, MA/Chelmsford) and Michael Macisso (Portland, ME/Portland) also ran well for the Blue and Green as the duo crossed the line in 65th and 66th, both were credited with a time of 32:08.

Steve Bouchard (Saratoga, NY/Saratoga High) rounded out the scoring for Endicott with his 69th place finish as he covered the 8,000 meter course in 32:34 helping EC to a ninth place finish as a team.

American International College freshman Creig Levens (Cohoes, NY) ran away with top honors in 27:11 while WPI took the team title putting its top five finishers in the top ten for an impressive 28 total points.

Endicott returns to the trails on Saturday, October 27 when the Gulls head to Biddeford, ME for The Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship Meet hosted by the University of New England. The men's race is scheduled to start at noon.