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Men's Cross Country Races At 2024 Keene State Invite

Keene, NH – The Fitchburg State University men’s cross country team placed 13th overall with a total of 332 points at the 2024 Keene State Invitational this afternoon at the Owls Athletic Conference.
Sat Oct 5, 2024

Manyok places 24th overall with a time of 26:25.40

Keene, NH – The Fitchburg State University men's cross country team placed 13th overall with a total of 332 points at the 2024 Keene State Invitational this afternoon at the Owls Athletic Conference.

The Basics

Meet: Keene State Invitational
Place:
13th Place/21, 332 Points

How It Happened

Senior Taban Manyok (Lynn, MA) led the Falcons, placing 24th overall with a time of 26:25.40 over the 8K course, while junior Michael Burns (Worcester, MA) followed in 29th place with a time of 26:34.40.

Freshman Samuel Edwards (Townsend, MA) entered the chute in 94th place at 28:07.50, while sophomore Joshua Lancaster (Holden, MA) was next for the Green and Gold with a time of 28:39.80.

Rounding out the seven finishers for Fitchburg State freshman Brendan Guenard (Andover, MA), sophomore Matthew Gill (Ayer, MA) and graduate student Andrew Bedard (Rutland, MA) with times of 29:43.10, 31:02.50 and 31:14.10 respectively.

Inside the Numbers

  • Charles Namiot of Williams won the 2024 Keene State Invite with a time of 24:25.70
  • Fitchburg State placed 21st overall with a total of 404 points at the 2023 Keene State Invitational
  • Williams won the 2024 Keene State Invitational with a total of 19 points

Up Next

Falcons return to action next Saturday as they compete at the 2024 James Early Invite, hosted by Westfield State, starting at 10:00AM.

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