Men's Cross Country Takes 5th in GNAC Championship

STANDISH, Maine (11/01/2014) – The Lasell College men's cross country team recorded 119 points in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference championship this past weekend, and finished 5^th overall.

Nicholas Garifalos led the Lasers on the afternoon, and placed 17^th out of 67 contestants, with a final time of 30:07. Kyle Northrop and Jeremy Shriber finished just after Garifalos, earning the 20^th and 22^nd spot with times of 30:21 and 30:29. Northrop improved his performance from last year's GNAC event, shaving 2:12 off his final time. Troy Gonsalves took 4^th place for the Lasers and finished 38^th overall, recording a time of 32:16. Leo Saporta and Tyler Schwabe were next to cross the line, and finished at 34:46 and 40:14.

The Lasers will enter the Eastern College Athletic Conference meet this Saturday, November 8^th.