Men’s Cross Country Runner-Up at CNE Championships

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Suffolk men's cross country took the second spot at the Conference of New England Championships Saturday afternoon on the campus of Western New England. The runner-up finish marks the fourth in a row and fourth time in program history that the Rams claimed second in the league title race. 

Suffolk captured second with 50 points to finish behind four-time conference champ Roger Williams, who earned 38 points behind four all-league runners including back-to-back individual champ Nathan Tassey (25:14.97). Endicott finished with 46 points behind the blue-and-gold to round out the podium.  

RAMS RUNNERS

• Fourteen (14) Rams were featured in the field of 120 runners. 
• Tim Barry paced the blue-and-gold pack. The senior came through the 8k finisher's chute 11 seconds behind Tassey in 25:25.95 to capture second. 
• Thomas Novy found his way into the top 10 in seventh as he crossed the tape in 25:55.09. 
• Hayden Green was one spot out of the top 10 in 11th with a 26:11.38. 
• Cam Fredette claimed 14th with a 26:20.28. 
• Sean Jacobsen was just shy of the top 15 in 16th behind a 26:26.42 showing. 
• Connor Hayward clocked a 27:24.80, good for 24th. 
• Jadan Wenceslao (35th) and Jacob Dubin (38th) placed within the top 40th. The former finished in 28:07.18 and the latter compiled a 28:12.42.  
• Kely Maloney (28:26.88), Patrick Lambe (29:17.52), Declan Shannon (29:40.17), Sebastian Vickers-Richard (29:47.42), Michael Najarian (32:13.05) and Matthew McGoldrick (35:09.26) rounded out the Rams on the course. 

ALL-CNE

• Barry, Novy, Green and Fredette all finished in the top-15 en route to All-CNE recognition. 
• Novy and Green captured their third all-conference nods in as many years and in their collegiate careers.
• Barry scooped up All-CNE for the second time and in as many years. 
• Fredette is a first-time all-league performer.  

RAMS RECORDS

• Green (26:11.38), Jacobsen (26:26.42), Wenceslao (28:07.18), Maloeny (28:26.88) and Najarian (32:13.05) all posted 8k personal bests. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk has finished as the CNE runner-up in each of its appearances on the conference championship course (four times). 
• Suffolk's 50 points is the fewest by the Rams on the 8k course at WNE. 
• Barry's second-place performance is the second-best by a Suffolk runner at the league race in all-time history behind Matyas Csiki-Fejer's title in 2021. 
• The Rams tied the program-record with four all-conference distinctions for the second straight season and second time in program history. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk is set to host NCAA East Regionals Saturday, Nov. 16 at Hopkinton State Park in Hopkinton, New Hampshire.