WESTFIELD, Mass. – Led by freshman Tyler McLaren's (Pepperell, Mass.) seventh-place finish, the Southern New Hampshire University men's cross country team placed fourth at the 19th Annual James Earley Invite at Westfield State University on Saturday. The race consisted of 37 teams and 388 student-athletes.
McLaren was the first Penmen across the line for the third consecutive meet after registering a time of 26:25, which is the third-fastest 8K time in SNHU men's cross country history. Classmate Andrew Tuttle (Alton, N.H.) completed the course in 26:47 to finish No. 22 overall, good enough for fourth all-time in school history.
Junior Michael Bisbee (Ashburnham, Mass.) was right behind Tuttle with a time of 26:49, while graduate student Devin Bennett (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) navigated the terrain in 27:04. Sophomore Jacob Wormald (Pelham, N.H.) rounded out the list of top-five SNHU finishers as he posted a time of 27:26.
Senior Chris Low (Hudson, N.H.) was the next Penmen across the line after running the eight-kilometer race in 27:58. Sophomore Justin Barcomb (Burlington, Vt.) checked in with a time of 28:46 and senior Tom Philips (Madison, Conn.) rounded of the SNHU contingent in 30:57.
The Penmen return to action on Sunday Oct. 26 when they travel to the Mayor's Cup at Franklin Park in Boston.
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