CANTON, N.Y. – The Roger Williams University Men's Cross Country team is gearing up for the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Championship on Saturday, Nov. 15th.
After completing the five-peat, securing their fifth consecutive conference title under Head Coach Sean Livingston, the Hawks will now look to improve their sixth-place finish from last year's NCAA Division III Regional Championship.
The Hawks men's team is led by senior Nathan Tassey (Whitman, Mass.), who was recently named CNE Runner of the Year for the fourth year in row. Tassey ended the year averaging a 5:05.9 mile and finishing the 8K course in 25:20.6 at the Conference of New England (CNE) Championship, while posting a season best of 24.18.2 at the Paul Short Invitational.
Along with Tassey, junior Nathan Evans (Lincoln, R.I) and senior Justin Dickson (Londonderry, N.H.) will look to continue their current momentum after both posting season bests at the CNE Championship. Evans ran a 25:48:10 time, which earned him second place in the event, while Dickson ran a time of 26:13:41 and placed seventh.
Colin Czuchra (Oxford, Conn.) will also run in the Regional Championship. Czuchra has also been a key contributor for the Hawks, with his personal best coming from the UMass Dartmouth Invitational with a personal best time of 26:39.67. Czuchra was also named to the CNE All Conference Third Team.
Rounding out the runners is Harrison Krause (Glastonbury, Conn.), Kyle Tarpy (Haverhill, Mass.), and Ryan Cotugno (Melrose, Mass.). Krause, who was also named to the CNE All Conference Third Team, runs a personal best of 25:48.6. Tarpy was named to the CNE Community Service Team and ran his career best at the Paul Short with a time of 27:11.4. Cotugno had his personal best of 26:46.1 at last year's CNE Championship.
The Hawks will travel to Canton, N.Y. on Saturday, Nov.15th to compete for qualification for the NCAA Division III National Championship. The NCAA Division III National Championship takes place on November 22nd in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
