How it Happened

• Rhode Island placed ninth among the field of 18 Division I teams at the annual CCSU Short Course race.
• Five of the six Rhody runners had personal bests over the 5000m course.
• Rhody's Atlantic 10 rival UMass claimed the team title as four of it's five scorers turned in top-15 finishes.
• Central Connecticut, Providence, Yale and Stony Brook rounded out the top-5.

The Finish Line

• Senior Alec Font was Rhody's top finisher, claiming 19th place in a time of 15:33.2.
• Freshman Matthew Vinacco crossed the line in 16:04.9, good for a 52nd-place finish.
• Sophomore Brian Coyne was next, clocking in at 16:18.4 and taking 59th place.
• Freshman Daniel Ruggiero finished 70th overall, finishing the race in 16:29.7.
• Sophomore Nicolas Musumeci was Rhody's final scorer, finishing 72nd overall in 16:29.9.
• Senior Charles McLaughlin was the final Ram to cross the line, clocking in at 17:01.8 for an 87th-place finish.

Team Results
1 - Massachusetts (57)
2 - Central Connecticut (91)
3 - Providence (100)
4 - Yale (105)
5 - Stony Brook (109)
6 - New Hampshire (128)
7 - UMass Lowell (136)
8 - Northeastern (212)
9 - Rhode Island (272)
10 - Dartmouth (314)
11 - Hartford (327)
12 - Siena (341)
13 - Bryant (345)
14 - Quinnipiac (385)
15 - Fairfield (430)
16 - Holy Cross (461)
17 - Fairleigh Dickinson (461)
18 - St. Peter's (545)

Up Next
Rhody returns to action next Saturday at the Atlantic 10 Championship.