Monks Runners Place 12th in Purple Valley Classic

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA - The Saint Joseph's College men's cross country team placed 12th with 379 points in the Purple Valley Classic, hosted by Williams College on Saturday afternoon. Ryan Prescott '09 (Pittsfield, NH) posted an impressive ninth-place finish with a 26:43 time in the 8K event, which included 205 runners from 18 colleges. Williams College won the event with 41 team points.

Prescott's 26:43 mark in the event is the second best time he has posted while running for Head Coach Tom Dann. The senior captain posted a career-best time of 26:15 in the 2007 NCAA Regionals @ Connecticut College.

Rounding out the top seven for St. Joe's were Jeremy Allen '10 (Rutland, VT) (29:43, 124); Vincent Micucci '09 (Yarmouth, ME) (30:24, 140); Bobby Britten '12 (Scarborough, ME) (30:47, 154); Tony Myatt '09 (Portland, ME) (32:16, 186); Andrew Mockler '12 (Saco, ME) (32:39, 188) and Kevin McKim '09 (North Attleboro, MA) (34:49, 201).

Saint Joseph's will compete in the Pop Crowell Invitational hosted by Gordon College in Wenham, MA on Saturday, October 4th at 10:45 AM.

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