Men's Cross Country 11/1/2014 6:33:00 PM

Men’s Cross Country claims 14th straight CCC Championship

WENHAM, Mass. – The Roger Williams University Men's Cross Country captured the team championship today at the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championships that were held at Gordon College in Wenham, Mass. This is the Hawks 14th consecutive CCC men's cross country title.

RWU freshman Tim McGowan (Northport, N.Y.) bested the entire field to earn runner and rookie of the year honors with an 8K time of 27:25.

All-CCC recognition was given to the top-10 finishers, while Runner of the Year honors is awarded to the top finisher, and Rookie of the Year to the top "freshman" runner.

Gordon freshman Damon Kilgore finished four ticks behind McGowan with a time of 27:29, while Roger Williams freshman Jack McGowan (Northport, N.Y.) finished third with a time of 27:32.

Roger Williams junior Chris Busby (Merrimack, N.H.) finished fourth with a time of 27:33, while University of New England junior Cameron Vallie finished just two ticks behind with a time of 27:35 for fifth place, and Wentworth freshman Daniel McSolla took sixth with a 27:38 finish.

Rounding out the top-10 CCC Championship Runners for All-CCC recognition were Roger Williams senior Sean Doyle (Guilderland, N.Y.) (27:46), Wentworth freshman Patrick Hopkins (27:46), Wentworth freshman Stephen Gencarelli (27:48), and Wentworth freshman Alex Robbins (27:52).

Gordon College earned the conference's team sportsmanship award while the coach of the year honor went to Roger Williams head coach Sean Livingston.

The senior scholar-athlete award went to Peter LePage from University of New England. LePage is an Pharmacy graduate major who holds a 3.85 grade point average.

TEAM SCORES
1. Roger Williams University - 26
2. Wentworth Institute of Technology - 55
3. University of New England - 72
4. Gordon College 90
5. Western New England University - 151
6. Endicott College - 160
7. Salve Regina University - 167
8. Nichols College - 268
9. Eastern Nazarene College - 277

INDIVIDUAL FINISHES/All-CCC TEAM
1. Tim McGowan, Roger Williams, 27:25
2. Damon Kilgore, Gordon, 27:29
3. Jack McGowan, Roger Williams, 27:32
4. Chris Busby, Roger Williams, 27:33
5. Cameron Vallie, UNE, 27:35
6. Daniel McSolla, Wentworth, 27:38
7. Sean Doyle, Roger Williams, 27:46
8. Patrick Hopkins, Wentworth, 27:46
9. Stephen Gencarelli, Wentworth, 27:48
10. Alex Robbins, Wentworth, 27:52

- Release courtesy of The Commonwealth Coast Conference

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