Men’s Cross Country Places Ninth at Codfish Bowl

BOSTON, MA – John Lawrence (Peabody, MA) posted the men’s cross country team’s top score, leading the Warriors to a ninth-place finish among 18 teams at the Codfish Bowl Saturday.

Lawrence ran in a time of 26:56.2, finishing 40th overall. His classmate, freshman Harry Mullin (West Hartford, CT) was right behind him in 44th in 27:02.4. John Doherty (Chelmsford, MA) was 70th, while Chris Stanwyck (Chelmsford, MA) finished 81st overall.

The Warriors finished ninth as a team in 2:17:23.11, second among the three competing Northeast-10 schools, as Bentley was third overall. Greater Boston TC captured the meet, with Boston Athletic Association finishing second.

Merrimack will race in the New England Championships on October 10.

TOP MERRIMACK RUNNERS
40. John Lawrence – 26:56.2
44. Harry Mullin – 27:02.4
70. John Doherty – 27:35.1
81. Chris Stanwyck – 27:54.1
83. Connor Green – 27:55.3
104. Chris Lawrence – 28:31.2
147. Brendan Mormile – 30:48.4
165. Patrick Lawlor – 31:58.9

TOP-5 MEN
1. Ryan Place, Greater Boston TC – 25:15.3
2. Terry Shea, Boston Athletic – 25:24.3
3. Dan Smith, Greater Boston TC – 25:25.9
4. Hemiagiri Arumugam, Mass. Institute – 25:27.5
5. Kevin Somers, Greater Boston TC – 25:30.5