Men's Cross Country Races at Conn. College

WATERFORD, Conn. - The Colby-Sawyer men's cross country competed at the Connecticut College Invitational on Saturday afternoon. The Chargers finished the 8kk race 17th out of 26 teams.

Individual Results

Team Results

Senior Ben Bunnell placed 32nd in a time of 26:09.6 to lead the Chargers in Saturday's race that featured 295 runners.

Junior Brandon Legendre and sophomore Kody Frye finished in 141st and 143rd, respectively. Legendre crossed the finish at 27:42.70 with Frye right behind at 27:45.20.

Senior DJ Ayotte was the fourth Charger to finish the course. He placed 181st in 28:20.90. Freshman Bruin Smith improved his time for the second straight race and finished in 188th at 28:32.50.

Matt Royer - 225th, 29:18
Alec Holland - 229th, 29:28.50
Matthew Nosal - 242nd, 30:04.70
Luis Garzon Manco - 250th, 30:17.70
Stephen Bennett - 270th, 31:28.20

The Chargers will have a week off before heading to Bangor, Maine on Halloween to compete in the North Atlantic Conference championship hosted by Husson University.

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Men’s Cross Country Takes Fifth at Vermont State Meet

JOHNSON, Vermont – Castleton placed fifth in the Vermont State Meet for the second consecutive year on Saturday in Johnson behind a pair of top-20 finishes.

The Spartans had 111 points, just behind Lyndon's 91, as two Castleton runners finished in the top-20. Middlebury won the event with each of its top five runners finishing in the top-8. Norwich was second with 62 points while St. Michael's took third (88).

Sophomore Grandon Smith finished second among non-Middlebury runners and seventh overall with his time of 27:03.3. Senior Ben Girard came in 18th overall with his time of 27:56.5 while Jonah Lavigne was third among Castleton runners with his time of 28:43.

Freshman Alex Lauzon took 29th overall and fourth for Castleton (29:20.4) while Patrick Gilligan rounded out the top five with his 33rd place finish in 30:07.3.

The Spartans are off next weekend and return to action on Oct. 17 when they run at the Green Mountain Invitational.