Falcons Soar At NCAA DIII New England Championships
Brunswick, Maine. – The Fitchburg State University men’s cross country team placed 24th overall (out of 54 teams) at the 2019 NCAA Division III NE Cross Country Championships on Saturday afternoon with a total of 750 points, hosted by Bowdoin College.
Movsessian leads the way with 71st place time of 26:20.6
Brunswick, Maine. – The Fitchburg State University men's cross country team placed 24th overall (out of 54 teams) at the 2019 NCAA Division III NE Cross Country Championships on Saturday afternoon with a total of 750 points, hosted by Bowdoin College.
Meet: NCAA DIII New England Regional Championships
Place: 24th Place of (54 teams), 750 Points
How It Happened
Junior Jacob Movsessian (New Ipswich, N.H.) led the way for Fitchburg State with a 71st place time of 26:20.6, while fellow junior Joe Weston (Middleton, Mass.) added a time of 27:34.5 over the 8K layout.
Junior Timothy Sheehy (Wakefield, R.I.) followed into the chute with a time of 27:43.2, while newcomer Samuel Flint (Methuen, Mass.) crossed the finish line at 28:08.6. Rounding out the top seven efforts on the day for the Green and Gold were sophomore Nicholas Sachetta (Billerica, Mass.), freshman Matthew Catarius (Shrewsbury, Mass.) and classmate Brian O'Sullivan (Templeton, Mass.) with times of 28:20.4, 28:25.6 and 28:53.6 respectively.
Inside the Numbers
Fitchburg State placed 21st at last year's DIII NE Regional Championship Meet with a total of 675 points
Williams won the 2019 NCAA Division III New England Regional Cross Country Championships with a total of 24 points
Junior Aidan Ryan (New York, N.Y.) of Williams won the 2019 NCAA DIII NE Regional Championships with a time of 24:51.6
Up Next
Falcons conclude their 2019 season this afternoon