KEENE, N.H. – Led by an All-LEC First Team finish from
Cameron Thompson, the UMass Dartmouth men's cross country team placed fifth at the 2025 Little East Conference Championships on Saturday at Keene State. The Corsairs were fifth overall (97 points) in the 8k event amongst the eight-team field, which was won by the host Owls (52 points).
Thompson earned his second straight First Team honor and his highest LEC Championship finish, taking third in 25:24.00. Junior
Joseph Stanton was next across, placing 15th overall with a time of 26:24.50. Sophomore
Connor Bruni crossed the finish next for the Corsairs, taking 24th overall in 26:48.50, while classmate
Jack Barbato was right behind in 25th with a time of 26:50.30.
Senior
Ethan Sylvia posted a time of 27:01.00 to finish 30th as sophomore
Jackson Caron posted a time of 27:28.80 for 37th. Wrapping up the team scoring was junior
Zack Shute, who had a time of 27:29.70 for 38th overall.
Other solid finishes for the Corsairs included:
Junior captain
Colin Ozturk – 39th – 27:30.80
Junior
James Carriere – 45th – 28:05.20
Rookie
Stevie MacLennan – 49th – 28:14.30
Sophomore
Michael Gemelli – 51st – 28:15.70
Junior
Ronan Maloney – 53rd - 28:16.80
Rookie
William Johnson – 58th – 28:27.50
Rookie
Edward Yeboah – 61st – 28:32.70
Rookie
Quinton McStowe – 62nd – 28:32.90
Rookie
Sean Benvissuto – 64th – 28:40.80
Rookie
Jacob Marques – 71st – 29:28.00
Junior
Tyler Scanlon – 72nd – 29:31.10
Junior
Ben Bairos – 75th – 29:38.60
Rookie
Jake Faria – 80th – 30:15.20
Senior captain
James Christie – 87th – 31:40.80
Sophomore
Isaac Toweh – 88th – 32:02.50
Senior
Cooper Blatz – 91st – 33:46.30
Select members of the Corsairs squad will return to action on Saturday, November 15, traveling to the 2025 NCAA East Regional Championships.
