KEENE, N.H. – The Clark University men's cross country team finished its third event of the year on Saturday at the Keene State Invitational in the 8k event.
Results
Coach Sharma's Thoughts
"Today's meet was a bit of a tough one with a couple of challenging hills along with a variety in surfaces. Our athletes like every race gave their best. We've been trying to work on hills during practice, so we saw some improvements and consistency on both teams relative to the type of course we ran on in previous weeks. It was comparable to our first meet at Endicott which had some tough hills and when we compare their times to the meet at Endicott, we've seen some impressive improvements. The men's team saw some PR's which was fantastic, and the women's team kept great consistency after struggling with some injuries and other issues. We will continue to work on hills and after 4 weeks of hard training the athletes will have a well-deserved week of easier training next week."
Coach Ryan's Thoughts
"Changes to the course at Keene State made for a more challenging day for Clark athletes. However, they persevered and several athletes posted season-bests. Our two weeks of training since our last meet has paid off, and despite the hilly conditions everyone improved over the first race."
How it Happened
- Senior Ryan Ewanyk posted a PR with a time of 29:00.0 and placed 59th.
- First-year Evan Sucov also recorded a PR with a mark of 29:12.9 and was 62nd.
- Fellow first-year Matt Hall placed third on the team with a time of 29:29.5.
- Senior Cameron Keenan finished fourth on the roster with a mark of 29:50.4.
- Fellow senior Adam Liebell-McLean posted a PR with a time of 31:53.6.
- Sophomore Samuel Norton (32:21.8) and senior William Mahan (32:33.9) rounded out the top seven and each set PR's,
What's Next
Clark will return to action on Saturday, October 16 when they compete at the Suffolk Invitational.
