KEENE, N.H. – The Endicott men's cross country team finished fourth overall out of 20 teams on Saturday evening at the Keene State Invitational.

Eastern Connecticut State ranked first among the field with a team score of 56 points. Meanwhile, UMass Dartmouth (67), Brandeis (88), Endicott (123), and Gordon (124) followed in respective order to round out the top-5.

Individually, Matt Morneau (Lowell, Mass.) shined for the Gulls as the freshman placed fifth overall with a time of 26:01.84 on the 8-kilometer course. Morneau's time is the fastest 8k in program history.

Josh Lehmann (Gorham, Maine), Caleb Nye (Hinesburg, Vt.), Andrew Lauzon (North Andover, Mass.), and Dimitri Kontos (Lexington, Mass.) all registered personal bests, alongside Morneau, as the quartet ranked 11th (26:18.51), 17th (26:32.36), 41st (28:22.09), and 49th (29:02.05) overall, respectively.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• In total, the Gulls compiled 11 personal bests on the day.
• Enzo Guarnieri (Waterford, Conn.), Griffin Adams (Beverly, Mass.), Hunter Boucher (Lowell, Mass.), Dominick McDonough (Woburn, Mass.), Luke Fidrych (Beverly, Mass.), and Shaun Covel (Plymouth, Mass.) all notched PRs on Keene State's course.
• Endicott posted its best finish ever at the Keene State Invitational today, based on available data.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott competes at the Suffolk Invitational on Saturday, October 15 at 2:30 PM (Franklin Park – Boston, Mass.). 

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(Photo Credit - Demetrius Kazanas '22)