RESULTS
When and Where: October 1, 2016 – Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh University)
Result: Southern New Hampshire University 21/45
Senior Nacho Hernando-Angulo (Logrono, Spain) set a program record for an 8-kilometer race with a time of 24:40 to lead the Southern New Hampshire University men's cross country team at the Paul Short Run at Lehigh University on Saturday.
Hernando-Angulo finished second overall, just two seconds behind the meet winner, in a field of 401 student-athletes from Divisions I, II and III to set a new school benchmark for the fourth time in two seasons. Junior Tyler McLaren (Pepperrell, Mass.) also logged a top-10 finish on Saturday, as he too bested the previous SNHU record of 25:05 with a sixth-place performance in 24:50.
Junior Andrew Tuttle (Alton, N.H.) was next in for the Penmen with a time of 26:13, before freshman Michael Moreno (Houston, Texas) checked in behind him in 26:52. Senior Jacob Wormald (Pelham, N.H.) traversed the terrain in 27:02 and sophomore Chris Burrill (Exeter, N.H.) crossed the finish line in 27:21. Freshman Adam Courtemanche (Greenville, R.I.) rounded out the Southern New Hampshire contingent after navigating the course in 27:35.
Notes:
- Bryce England of Saint Francis University captured the individual title in 24:38.
- The Penmen finished No. 21 overall in a field of 45 institutions. Southern New Hampshire was third amongst Division II competitors behind Shippensburg University (4) and Stonehill College (11).
- Hernando-Angulo set the previous program record of 25:05 at the 2015 Northeast-10 Conference Championship. Prior to the NE-10 Championship, he ran a time of 25:13 at the 2015 UMass Dartmouth Invitational and 25:12 at the 2015 NEIC4A at Franklin Park in Boston.
- Hernando-Angulo and McLaren now own nine of Southern New Hampshire's top-10 fastest 8K finishes. Hernando-Angulo has the first, third, fourth and fifth best times. McLaren has raced to the second, sixth, seventh, eighth and tenth top times.
What's Next:
The Penmen return to action on Saturday (Oct. 8) for the NEIC4A Championships at Franklin Park in Boston.
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