NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – The Clark University men's cross country team traveled west to compete in the NEWMAC Championships hosted by Smith on Saturday afternoon. The Cougars finished seventh out of nine teams, with 13 runners competing in the 8K race and two recording career-best times.

How it Happened

• Junior Summit Smoker led the way with a time of 25:58.0, setting a new career best and finishing 21st out of 120 runners.

• Senior Robert Burton also cracked the top 50, setting a career best with a time of 27:12.1.

• Sophomores Benjamin Pennington (29:34.5) and Calvin Hillis-Piecyk (30:02.3) were the next two Cougars to cross the finish line.

• First-year Asa Taggert (30:26.7), sophomore David Seniuk (31:00.8), junior Nathaniel Storck (31:01.9), and first-year Owen Smith (31:02.9) crossed in succession.

• Sophomore Rodeo Purves-Langer (31:42.4), senior Miles Caponi (33:12.8), sophomore Samuel Wong (34:34.6), and first-year Elian Elguera-Thomases (35:19.0) finished off the race for Clark.

What's Next

The Scarlet and White will compete at the NCAA Division III East Regional Championship in Portland, Maine, on November 14 at 12:00.