2016 Wentworth Men's Cross Country News

Season
Cross Country, Indoor Track Honored by the USTFCCCA
Cross Country, Indoor Track Honored by the USTFCCCA

For cross country, juniors Patrick Hopkins and Alex Robbins earned all-academic honors while the Leopard cross country team earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors; Hopkins also earned all-academic honors in indoor track

Student-Athletes Recognized on CCC Academic All-Conference Team
Student-Athletes Recognized on CCC Academic All-Conference Team

Thirty-three student-athletes representing all five Leopard fall sports honored for their work in the classroom

Leopards Fare Well in CCC All-Sport Trophy Standings
Leopards Fare Well in CCC All-Sport Trophy Standings

Wentworth's men's programs sit atop the conference standings while the women are currently in fourth place after a successful fall campaign

Strong Showing by McSolla at NCAA National Championship
Strong Showing by McSolla at NCAA National Championship

Dan McSolla ran his second-fastest time of the season (25:17.8) to finish 78th among the 279-runner field at the NCAA Division III National Championship

Junior Dan McSolla will be providing first-person updates from his trip to the NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country Championship in Louisville, Ky., this weekend
In His Own Words: Dan McSolla Blogs From Cross Country Championship

Junior Dan McSolla will be providing a first-person account of his trip to the 2016 NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country Championship this weekend

Junior Dan McSolla is the first Wentworth cross country runner to be selected to participate at the NCAA Division III Championships
McSolla Selected to Run at NCAA Division III Championships

Junior Dan McSolla's 14th-place finish at Saturday's New England Regional earned him a spot in this coming Saturday's national championship race in Louisville, Ky.

Cross Country Places 14th at NCAA Regional
Cross Country Places 14th at NCAA Regional

Leopards post a program-best for finish and points (439); juniors Dan McSolla and Patrick Hopkins earn USTFCCCA All-Region honors for finishing among the top 35 runners

Back-to-Back:  Cross Country Repeats as CCC Champions
Back-to-Back: Cross Country Repeats as CCC Champions

Leopards place three runners among the top four finishers to repeat as champions; Dan McSolla, Alex Robbins, and Patrick Hopkins three-peat as All-CCC honorees and first-year head coach Dan Roark earns coach of the year honors

McSolla Named CCC Runner of the Week
McSolla Named CCC Runner of the Week

Junior Dan McSolla finished third at the Emmanuel Saints Invitational to help the Leopards place second

Cross Country Runs to Second-Place Finish at Saints Invitational
Cross Country Runs to Second-Place Finish at Saints Invitational

Junior Dan McSolla finished third to help pace the Leopards to their fourth second-place finish of the season

Cross Country Places in Upper Half at James Early Invitational
Cross Country Places in Upper Half at James Early Invitational

Junior Dan McSolla finishes third among 431 runners to help the Leopards post a 20th-place finish

McSolla Wins at Bowdoin Invitational; Cross Country Finishes Second as a Team
McSolla Wins at Bowdoin Invitational; Cross Country Finishes Second as a Team

Junior Dan McSolla beat the field at the Bowdoin Invitational as he finished first among 90 runners with a time of 25:43.2; the Leopards amassd 60 points as a team to finish second

Cross Country Places Second at UNE Invitational
Cross Country Places Second at UNE Invitational

Juniors Dan McSolla (third place) and Alex Robbins (fourth place) pace the Leopards to their second straight second-place finish

Cross Country Opens 2016 Campaign With Second Place Finish
Cross Country Opens 2016 Campaign With Second Place Finish

Dan McSolla (second place) and Alex Robbins (fourth place) capture top-10 finishes as the Leopards place second

Moyen Steps Down as Cross Country Coach; Roark Tabbed as Replacement
Moyen Steps Down as Cross Country Coach; Roark Tabbed as Replacement

After starting the program from scratch and capturing the 2015 Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship, Matt Moyen has resigned as the program's head coach; Dan Roark has been named as the Leopards' new coach