Adam Monroe finished 12th overall as the Golden Bears won the team title at the Elms Blazer Classic on Saturday. (Photo by Doug Steinbock)

Posted: Sep 22, 2018

Western New England Finishes First at Elms Blazer Classic

Spooner turns in second place effort in 30:29

CHICOPEE, Mass. (September 22, 2018) – The Western New England University men's cross country team placed all five of its scoring runners inside the top-11 as the Golden Bears finished first at the Elms College Blazer Classic on Saturday afternoon at Chicopee Memorial State Park.

Western New England posted a team score of 37 en route to first place in the six-team field. Dean College (58) and Johnson & Wales (85) rounded out the top three. Mitchell College junior David Still was the top individual finisher with a time of 30:21 on the eight-kilometer course.

The Golden Bears were again led by freshman Anthony Spooner (West Bridgewater, Mass.), who crossed the finish line second overall in the 50-runner field with a time of 30:39.

Senior Nico Gallo (Ludlow, Mass.) posted a time of 31:14, good for sixth place, while freshman Kyle O'Hern (Lincoln, R.I.), sophomore Jacob Eberli (Ludlow, Mass.) and junior Adam Monroe (Wilton, N.Y.) finished in spots ten through 12.

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Western New England will be off next weekend before returning to action on Saturday, October 6 at Westfield State's James Earey Invitational.