WESTFIELD, Mass. – The Roger Williams University men's cross country team competed Saturday at the James Earley Invitational hosted by Westfield State, finishing fifth in the meet.
Nathan Tassey (Whitman, Mass.) continued his freshman campaign, finishing in second place in the 8k race, with a 24:56.13 time, averaging a mile pace of 5:01.
Alexander Kalber (Middletown, Conn.) was the next Hawk to cross the finish line, completing the race with a personal best 26:43.2.
Luke Gillett (Wyoming, R.I.) averaged 5:32.5 per mile, while closing his day with a time of 27:32.6, before
Ryan Thomas (Easton, Conn.) set his new personal best with a time of 27:39.5.
Luke Strand (Hauppauge, N.Y.) crossed the line in 27:45.3 and
Eli Labell (South Hamilton, Mass.) finished with his third consecutive personal record in the 8k.
Ethan Boivin (Tolland, Conn.) then improved on his previous outing completing the race in 27:56.4,
Wesley Baccay (Chappaqua, N.Y.) rounded out the day for Roger Williams with a time of 28:10.51.
Roger Williams will host their annual Alumni Race on Saturday, Oct. 15 before preparing for the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championships on Saturday, Oct. 29.
