UConn Men’s Cross Country Competes
at New England Championship

BOSTON, Mass.  (Oct. 8) – The University of Connecticut men’s cross country team came in 14^th at the New England Championship on Friday at Franklin Park. UConn finished with 400 points, while Providence won the meet with 25 points.

Freshman Paul Durfee (Laconia, N.H.) was the top finisher for the Huskies, taking 31^st out of 315 competitors with a time of 25:33. Senior captain Pat Blake (Lebanon, Conn.) followed in 57^th with a time of 25:57 and sophomore Max Feldman (Easton, Conn.) placed 79^th with a time of 26:20.

Providence runner Martin Fagan was the individual champion, taking first in 24:20.

Connecticut next competes in the Albany Invitational on Saturday, October 16^th.

Top Team Scores
1. Providence (25 points)

2. Boston College (159 points)

3. Maine (181 points)

4. New Hampshire (186 points)

5. Quinnipiac (208 points)
14. Connecticut (400 points)

Top Finishers

1. Martin Fagan (Providence) 24:20; 

2. Dylan Wykes (Providence) 24:27

3. Pat Moulton (Providence) 24:42

4. Patrick Morasse (Umass-Lowell) 24:51

5. Neal Holtschulte (Williams) 24:51.

Other UConn Finishers
31. Paul Durfee (25:33)

57. Pat Blake (25:57)

79. Max Feldman (26:20)

112. Colin Meyers (26:45)

121. Brian Cacace (26:54)

141. William Melofchik (27:11)

177. Thomas Murphy (27:36).