BOSTON, Mass. - October 19, 2019 - Colby-Sawyer men's cross country finished third out of 24 teams at Saturday's Suffolk Invitational held at Franklin Park. 

RESULTS

The Chargers collected 123 points and were the top finishers from the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC).

Colby-Sawyer had three runners recognized for finishing in the top 15 of today's 8k race. Senior Peter Bakker (Barkhamsted, Conn.) paced the Chargers with a personal record time of 26:22.4 to finish fourth overall out of 245. 

Seniors Ben Jones (Enfield, N.H.) and Liam Fleming (Orford, N.H.) finished in ninth and 12th, respectively. Jones clocked in at 26:56.1, while Fleming crossed the finish line in 26:58.8.   

First-year Ian Turpel (Cohasset, Mass.) also recorded a personal best with a time of 28:03.9 to place 36th. 

Sophomore Spencer McClary (South Burlington, Vt.) rounded out the Chargers' top five in 81st place at 29:20.6.

First-year Tristan McNight (South Burlington, Vt.) posted a personal record time of 29:57.0 to place 101st. 

Sophomore Brendan Sullivan (Wellesley, Mass.) was right behind McNight in 104th at 29:58.8.

The Chargers will take next week off to prepare for the GNAC Championships at Saint Joseph's (ME) on November 2.

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