SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Clark University men's cross country team traveled west for the Western New England Golden Bear Invitational on Saturday morning. The Cougars finished fourth out of 21 teams, led by junior Summit Smoker's third-place finish in the 8K and senior Robert Burton's 14th-place finish in the field of 218 runners.
How it Happened
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Smoker secured third place with a time of 26:34.19, while Burton also cracked the top 15 with a time of 27:47.85.
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Sophomores William Stone (29:07.22) and David Seniuk (29:59.08) were the next two Cougars to cross the finish line.
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First-year Asa Taggert (30:16.59), sophomore Benjamin Pennington (30:26.10), and first-year Owen Smith (30:55.46) finished within the same minute. Taggert and Smith both set new career bests in their second collegiate 8K.
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Sophomores Rodeo Purves-Langer (31:07.66) and Calvin Hillis-Piecyk (31:42.68) each finished in the top half of the field.
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Senior Gage Delgado (32:16.86) and junior Nathaniel Storck (32:52.49) were the next two Cougars to cross the finish line.
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Sophomore Samuel Wong (34:14.99), senior Miles Caponi (34:16.44), and first-year Elian Elguera-Thomases (35:09.10) rounded out the Clark lineup. Elguera-Thomases shaved more than a minute off his time from his first collegiate 8K the previous week.
What's Next
The Scarlet and White gear up for the NEWMAC Championships on Saturday, October 17, hosted by Smith College, with races beginning at 11:00 a.m.
