Western New England Places 18th at James Earley Invitational

Gallo leads Golden Bears, finishing 93^rd in 29:10.18

WESTFIELD, Mass. (October 6, 2018) – The Western New England University men's cross country team ran to an 18^th place finish on Saturday at the James Early Invitational, hosted by Westfield State University at Stanley Park.

The Golden Bears posted a team score of 502 to finish 18^th in the 29-team field. Trinity College took the team title with a score of 64, while UMass Dartmouth (84), Norwich (108), Plymouth State (123) and host Westfield State (128) rounded out the top five. Plymouth State senior Sam Brunnette completed the eight-kilometer course in 25:08.60 to capture the individual crown.

Western New England was led by senior Nico Gallo (Ludlow, Mass.), who finished 93^rd in the 210-runner field with a time of 29:10.18.

Freshman Anthony Spooner (West Bridgewater, Mass.) followed in 98^th place and clocked in at 29:20.99, while sophomore Jacob Eberli (Ludlow, Mass.) finished 115^th in 29:59.31.

The final two scoring runners for the Golden Bears were freshman Kyle O'Hern (Lincoln, R.I.) and junior Adam Monroe (Wilton, N.Y.), who placed 125^th and 126^th, respectively. O'Hern posted a time of 30:19.76, and Monroe finished in 30:23.55.

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The Golden Bears return home for their annual Western New England Invitational next Saturday, October 13.