When and Where: October 24, 2021 – Manchester, N.H. (South Athletic Fields)  - NE10 Cross Country Championships
Distance:  Men's race, 8K
Results: Southern New Hampshire University – 7th of 14 (215)

SNHU senior Jacob Logan (Norwood, Mass.) finished in 18th place and the Penmen finished seventh at Sunday's NE10 Championships at Saint Anselm College.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Logan's time for the 8k was 26:50, good for 18th place in a field of 149.   The finish earned him third-team All-Conference recognition.
• Senior Luke Hogan (Litchfield, N.H.) finished up in 28:18.6, which was a PR and good for a 48th place finish.  
• The other scorers for SNHU on Sunday were junior J T Gulick (Norwalk, Conn.), sophomore Kody Gagnon (Tolland, Conn.), and senior Andrew Derry (Keene, N.H.).

NOTES

• Gulick ran 57th in 28:32.3, Gagnon wound up in 59th at 28:37.0, and Derry was 61st at 28:45.7.
• In addition to Hogan, Gagnon and junior Liam Walker (Attleboro, Mass.) also ran personal best races.  Walker finished in 28:47.6 and finished 64th.
• Sophomore Carson Bottomley (Hollis, N.H.) also competed for the Penmen, finishing 125th.
• Logan improved his performance over three tries at the NE10 Championships from 73rd place (2017) to 44th place (2019) to 18th place (2021).
• American International University won its second straight team title over Southern Connecticut State.  The Yellow Jackets were anchored by a 1-2 finish from Ezra Mutai and Callum Elson.  
• The Penmen finished seventh overall, and ahead of host Saint Anselm College (11th place) to earn two Queen City Cup points.

UP NEXT

• The Penmen will race at the NCAA East Regional Championships on Saturday Nov. 6 in Rochester, N.Y.

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