The men's cross country team recorded a 17^th place finish at the James Earley Invitational, hosted by Westfield State at Stanley Park on Saturday morning.  The Wildcats finished with 436 points while host Westfield State took home the team title at the event that featured 37 schools and nearly 400 runners from throughout the northeast region.

Sophomore Adam Sachs (Ellicott City, Md.) led the way for Johnson & Wales, notching a 12^th place finish in a time of 26:35 over the 8K course.  Sophomore Alex Melnick (Port Jervis, N.Y.) recorded a time of 27:53 which was good for a 59^th place finish while fellow sophomore Harold Hennesey (Bolton, Conn.) rounded out the top-100 runners for JWU, finishing in a time of 28:19, good for 84^th place.  Sophomore Brandon Au (Oxford, Conn.) was in 133^rd place with a time of 29:18 while freshman Josh Letendre was right behind home with a time of 29:36 which had him in 148^th place.

The Wildcats will return to action on Friday, October 17^th when they travel to Franklin Park for the Emmanuel Saint Invitational, starting at 4:00 p.m.

Team Scores

1. Westfield State             55

2. Williams                    93

3. Vassar                      126

4. Southern N.H.               141

5. University of New England   173

6. UMass Dartmouth             189

7. Babson                      234

8. Colby-Sawyer                266

9. Westfield Alumni            276

10. Fitchburg State            296

11. U.S. Coast Guard           356

12. Clark                      360

13. New England College        387

14. Union                      392

15. Norwich                    400

16. Mass. Maritime             413

17. Johnson & Wales            436

18. Saint Anselm               502

19. Worcester State            564

20. Lesley                     595

21. Western New England        612

22. Bridgewater State          682

23. Rhode Island College       695

24. Suny Purchase              713

25. Marywood                   734

26. Regis                     775

27. Roger Williams             787

28. Husson                     809

29. Plymouth State             813

30. MCLA                       850

31. SUNY Canton                919

32. Framingham State           992

33. Suffolk                    1030

34. Eastern Nazarene           1031

35. Elms                       1046

36. Bridgeport                 1063

37. Mitchell                   1065 

JWU Runners

12^th      Adam Sachs                26:35

59^th      Alex Melnick              27:53

84^th      Harold Hennesey        28:19

133^th    Brandon Au                29:18

148^th    Josh Letendre              29:36

153^rd    David Sherman           29:40

181^st    Kyle Lucht                  30:57