CUMBERLAND, ME - The Saint Joseph's men's cross country team earned a sixth place finish with 179 points in the State of Maine Championships on Saturday afternoon. Ryan Prescott '09 (Pittsfield, NH) paced the Monks and toured the 8K Twin Brooks course in 27:30.46 to finish 23rd overall. Tyler Jasud from Southern Maine won the event with a time of 25:47.82.

The Bowdoin College team placed first with 34 teams points as they had three of the top six runners in the meet. Southern Maine placed second with 42 points and Bates College earned 52 points to place third.

Jeremy Allen '10 (Rutland, VT) was the second SJC runner to cross the finish line in 48th place with a time of 28:50.87 and Bobby Britten '12 (Scarborough, ME) wasn't far behind, placing 50th and running the race in 28:57.70, which ties his career-best effort. Vincent Micucci '09 (Yarmouth, ME) ran the course in 20:08.44 and finished 57th overall.

Saint Joseph's will host the GNAC Championships for the second consecutive year on November 1st. The women's race begins at 11:00 AM with the men to follow at 12:00 PM.

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