When and Where: October 22, 2026 – Hopkinton, N.H. (Hopkinton Fairgrounds)
What: Penmen Mini-Meet Cross Country Invitational – Men's 5K
Result: SNHU 5th of 7
Freshman Ross Wallace (Garden City, N.Y.) finished second overall to lead the Southern New Hampshire University men's cross country team to a fifth-place finish at the Penmen Mini-Meet Cross Country Invitational on Thursday afternoon at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds.
KEY MOMENT
NOTES
- Senior Eric Sekyaya (Burlington, Mass.) was the second Penmen runner across the finish line, placing 24th in 16:52.4.
- Freshman Brady Harker (Hill, N.H.) finished 31st in 17:02.6, followed closely by classmate Marcus Clark (Kensington, N.H.), who placed 32nd in 17:02.9.
- Senior Brett Trainor (North Chelmsford, Mass.) rounded out SNHU's scoring five, finishing 41st in 17:21.9.
- Sophomore Landon Graveline (Northwood, N.H.) placed 53rd in 17:42.1, while classmate Jackson Bock (Danbury, Conn.) finished 65th in 18:14.5.
- Senior Alex Labrecque (Hooksett, N.H.) placed 66th in 18:31.7, while junior Aiden Gibson (Paso Robles, Calif.) did not finish.
- SNHU totaled 122 points to place fifth among seven scoring teams. Bentley captured the team title with 36 points, followed by Franklin Pierce University (51) and Saint Michael's College (65).
- Wallace, who won the season-opening Shacklette Invitational on Sept. 5, has now recorded two top-two finishes this season.
UP NEXT
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The Penmen return to action Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Northeast 10 Championships at Bethpage Polo at the Park on Long Island, N.Y. The men's race is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.
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