How it Happened
The Rhode Island Men's cross country team competed this afternoon at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown held at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. The team finished 13th against a group of strong competitors including nationally-ranked Arkansas (#6), which had the overall top finisher.
The Finish Line
- Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week Connor Gralton finished the 5k course in 26:25 which led the team and was good for 72nd overall.
- Junior Alec Font completed the course in 26:31, placing 75th overall.
- Rounding out the scorers for Rhode Island were Nicholas Celico (88th, 26:46), Adam Thies (90th, 26:46) and Alexander McGrainer (96th, 26:59).
- Freshmen Noah Schrank and Joseph Maguire finished the race in 27:28 and 27:30, respectively.
Team Results
1 - Dartmouth (40)
2 - Providence (50)
3 - Arkansas (61)
4 - Brown (93)
5 - Maine (183)
6 - UMass Amherst (206)
7 - UMass Lowell (236)
8 - Boston College (238)
9 - Fordham (260)
10 - High Point (278)
11 - New Hampshire (286)
12 - Vermont (299)
13 - Rhode Island (394)
14 - Northeastern (401)
15 - Hartford (449)
Up Next
The Rams return to action on Oct. 8 at the New England Championship, back at Franklin Park. The race is set to begin at 1 p.m.
