Men’s Cross Country Heads to NEICAAA Championships Friday
Suffolk men’s cross country travels to Hopkinton, New Hampshire Friday, Oct. 11 for the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEICAAA) Championships. The men’s 8k is on tap to start at 4:15 p.m.
BOSTON – Suffolk men's cross country travels to Hopkinton, New Hampshire Friday, Oct. 11 for the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEICAAA) Championships. The men's 8k is on tap to start at 4:15 p.m.
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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk men's cross country placed 28th at the Pre-National Championship under the lights Friday night at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course at Rose Hulman.
MORE READING: Men's Cross Country Finishes 28th at Pre-National Championship
ABOUT NEICAAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The NEICAAAA promotes men's and women's intercollegiate competition in cross country and track and field among the colleges that are members of the association in New England.
The 110th Annual New England Cross Country Championship and the 18th combined men's and women's NEIAAAC. The first men's championship race was held in 1912, while the women's was first put on in 1975.
THE COURSE
Suffolk will return to the site of the 2023 NCAA East Regional Championships, Hopkinton Fairgrounds in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. For a full course map, click here.
COACH'S QUOTE
"We're excited to see our freshmen racing against after three solid weeks of training after Wesleyan (Sept. 21)," head coach Will Feldman said. "It's a great course, and it should be the perfect opportunity for them to trey to set new 8k personal records."
Feldman continued, "This race should provide them with valuable race experience going into conference at the end of the month."
- Kely Maloney will make his season debut and will provide leadership to the group.
- Seniors Patrick Lambe and Jadan Wenceslao should set pace for the men followed by freshmen Sebastian Vickers-Richard and Declan Shannon.
- Junior Michael Najarian has been training well this fall and can set a new 8k personal-best
SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
Suffolk travels to Waterford, Connecticut, Saturday, Oct. 19 for the Connecticut College Invitational.