When and Where: November 6, 2021 – Rochester, N.Y. (Roberts Wesleyan College)  - NCAA Division II East Regional Championships
Distance:  Men's race, 10K
Results: Southern New Hampshire University – 15th of 21 (381)

Sophomore Kody Gagnon (Tolland, Conn.) led SNHU as the Penmen finished in 15th place Saturday at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships in Rochester, N.Y.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Gagnon turned in a 34:36.3 for his first 10k with SNHU, finishing 62nd overall (143 runners).
• Senior Luke Hogan (Litchfield, N.H.) clocked a 34:53 for the race, and finished 67th.
• The other three runners for the Penmen were junior Liam Walker (Attleboro, Mass.), senior Andrew Derry (Keene, N.H.) , and sophomore Carson Bottomley (Hollis, N.H.)

NOTES

• Walker wound up in 82nd place, Derry was 87th, and Bottomley came in 101st.
• The Penmen competed short-handed in the race with the team's performer senior Jacob Logan (Norwood, Mass.) and junior JT Gulick (Norwalk, Conn.) missing the race.
• Northeast-10 teams American International University, Southern Connecticut State, and Stonehill College finished in the top three positions to earn automatic bids to the NCAA Championships November 20th in Tampa, Fla.
• AIC Junior Ezra Mutai, who won the NE10 Championship race at Saint Anselm College October 24th, was first at the NCAA East Regional with a time of 29:16.2.    

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