The men's cross country team recorded a 17th 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 12th 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 59th 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 84th place. Sophomore Brandon Au (Oxford, Conn.) was in 133rd 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 148th place.
The Wildcats will return to action on Friday, October 17th 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
12th Adam Sachs 26:35
59th Alex Melnick 27:53
84th Harold Hennesey 28:19
133th Brandon Au 29:18
148th Josh Letendre 29:36
153rd David Sherman 29:40
181st Kyle Lucht 30:57