BRISTOL, R.I. – For the first time since 2014 and the 16^th time in program history, the Roger Williams University Men's Cross Country team won the Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship with a first-place team finish at the eight-kilometer CCC Championship race at Western New England University on Saturday. The Hawks put six runners in the top-15 on the day to earn All-CCC honors.
 
RWU blew out the other eight teams at the championship race, finishing with a team score of 35 on the day, 20 points ahead of second-place Suffolk University. Gordon College rounded out the top-three with a team score of 93.
 
Ryan Shea (Andover, Mass.) led the charge coming in third individually with a time of 27:12. He was joined in the top-ten by Alexander Kalber (Middletown, Conn.) who finished fifth with a time of 27:19, Raffi Manzo (North Smithfield, R.I.) who placed seventh after running the 8K in 27:28, and Ethan Boivin (Tolland, Conn.) who finished eighth with a time of 27:33. Luke Gillett (Wyoming, R.I.) rounded out the scoring with a 12^th place finish after running the race in 27:58.
 
Luke Strand (Hauppauge, N.Y.) also earned all-conference recognition despite not even contributing to the Hawks' team score on the afternoon. His time of 27:59 earned him a 14^th place finish individually, a rank that would be top-three for any other team.
 
Hawk Highlights
3^rd – Ryan Shea; 27:12
5^th – Alexander Kalber; 27:19
7^th – Raffi Manzo; 27:28
8^th – Ethan Boivin; 27:33
12^th – Luke Gillett; 27:56
14^th – Luke Strand; 27:59
28^th – Trey Generali; 28:38
 
What's Next
Roger Williams at the New England Division III Championships on November 13