RESULTS
When and Where: November 5, 2016 – Contoocook, N.H. (Hopkinton State Fairgrounds)
Results: Southern New Hampshire University – 5th/23 (141)
Senior Nacho Hernando-Angulo (Logrono, Spain) finished second overall and earned a return trip to the NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championship, as the Southern New Hampshire University men's cross country team finished fifth overall at the 2016 NCAA Division II East Regional Championship on Saturday.
Hernando-Angulo cruised through the 10-kilometer course at the Hopkinton State Fairgrounds in 31:18, which was 19 seconds faster than his next closest competitor. His second-place finish is the best individual performance by a Penmen men's cross country student-athlete in school history, and he also becomes the program's the first two-time United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches' Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region selection.
Junior Tyler McLaren (Pepperrell, Mass.) also garnered USTFCCCA All-Region accolades for the second-straight year after finishing No. 11 on Saturday. McLaren turned in an official time of 32:09, which was just three seconds outside the top-10.
Freshman Michael Moreno (Houston, Texas) and junior Andrew Tuttle (Alton, N.H.) were the next two Penmen across the line, as they finished less than two seconds apart. Moreno checked in at 33:01.6 before Tuttle traversed the terrain in 33:03.
Senior Jacob Wormald (Pelham, N.H.) was fifth for Southern New Hampshire after he completed the final race of his career in 33:31. Freshman Adam Courtemanche (Greenville, R.I.) navigated the course in 33:59 and sophomore Chris Burrill (Exeter, N.H.) rounded out the Penmen contingent in 34:39.
Notes:
- Southern New Hampshire's fifth-place showing ties the program record for highest finish at the NCAA East Regional Championship. The Penmen set the benchmark a season ago at the 2015 NCAA East Regional Championship, which was also held at the Hopkinton State Fairgrounds.
- American International College captured the team title with an overall score of 49 points. Stonehill College (80) finished second, and the Skyhawks were followed in the top-five by Bentley University (98), Franklin Pierce University (136) and the Penmen.
What's Next:
Hernando-Angulo heads to Saint Leo, Florida on November 19 to take part in the NCAA Division II National Championship, which will take place on the campus of Saint Leo University.
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