Men's Cross Country Takes 4th at Suitor Invitational

HARTFORD, Conn. – Powered by three finishes inside the top-18, the UMass Dartmouth men's cross country team posted fourth overall at the George Suitor Invitational – hosted by Trinity College at Wickham Park. The Corsairs compiled 103 points, trailing Tufts (34), Conn College (38) and Trinity (83).
 
Leading the way for the Corsairs was junior captain Cameron Thompson, who recorded fourth overall with a time of 16:41.7. Classmate Joseph Stanton was 17th overall with a time of 17:09.6, while senior Ethan Sylvia crossed the line in 18th overall with a time of 17:11.5.
 
Sophomore Connor Bruni ran to 42nd overall with a time of 17:52.7, while classmate Zack Schute finished in 18:13.9 – good for 53rd overall. Senior captain Colin Ozturk finished in 18:19.1 for 55th, while sophomore Jack Barbato posted a time of 18:33.7 for 67th overall.
 
Other top finishes included
 

Name	Year	Time	Place
Edward Yeboah	Freshman	18:48.0	74th
William Johnson	Freshman	18:55.9	77th
James Carriere	Junior	18:56.9	78th
Stevie MacLennan	Freshman	18:59.8	79th
Michael Gemelli	Sophomore	19:02.2	80th
Ronan Maloney	Junior	19:20.7	85th
Tyler Scanlon	Junior	19:52.7	86th
Sean Benvissuto	Freshman	20:14.2	93rd
Ben Bairos	Junior	20:23.6	95th
Jacob Faria	Freshman	20:27.2	98th
Jacob Marques	Freshman	20:43.9	99th

 
The Corsairs are now idle until September 20 when they host the UMass Dartmouth Invitational at the Coach Robert Dowd Cross Country Course. The men's sub-varsity race begins at 10:30am, while the varsity race begins at 11:20am.