Men's Cross Country Races At 2024 UMass Dartmouth Invite
Burns paces Green and Gold with a time of 27:01.03
North Dartmouth, MA – The Fitchburg State University men's cross country team placed 32nd overall with a total of 927 points at the 2024 UMass Dartmouth Invite this afternoon.
The Basics
Meet: UMass Dartmouth Invite
Place: 32nd Place, 927 Points
How It Happened
Junior Michael Burns (Worcester, MA) led the way for the Green and Gold, placing 120th overall with a time of 27:01.03 over the 8K course, while senior Taban Manyok (Lynn, MA) followed in 156th place with a time of 27:30.56.
Freshman Samuel Edwards (Townsend, MA) was next into the chute with a time of 28:38.35, while sophomore Joshua Lancaster (Holden, MA) notched a time of 29:52.33.
Rounding out the seven finishers for Fitchburg State were graduate student Andrew Bedard (Rutland, MA) (30:31.27), freshman Brendan Guenard (Andover, MA) (30:53.07) and sophomore Jesse Moriello (Saugus, MA) (31:38.89).
Inside the Numbers
- Jake Velazquez of Keene State won the 2024 UMass Dartmouth Invite with a time of 24:41.64
- Fitchburg State placed 30th overall with a total of 839 points at the 2023 UMass Dartmouth Invite
- Boston University won the 2024 UMass Dartmouth Invite with a total of 22 points
Up Next
Falcons return to action next Saturday as they compete at the 2024 Hampshire College 6K/8K, starting at 10:00AM.
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