Men’s Cross Country Runs at James Earley Invitational

WESTFIELD, Mass. - The Wentworth Institute of Technology men's cross country had an 18^th place finish Saturday at the James Earley Invitational.

Wentworth had nine members run in two different 8k races Saturday. In the White Race, senior Rob Pineault (Andover, Mass.) finished in 85^th place with 76 points and a time of 28:56.9. Sophomore Jack Chausse (Newport, R.I.) finished in 102^nd place, finishing in 29:38.2 and picking up a score of 92. Graduate student Will Allen (West Hartford, Conn.) crossed the finish line in 29:49.0, earning a score of 99 and in 109^th place. Freshman Christian Vallerand (Woburn, Mass.) was closely behind, finishing in 29:50.0 in 111^th place and a score of 101. Sophomore William Carpenter (Salisbury, Vt.) finished with 111 points, coming in 122^st place and finishing in 30:16.5. Finishing off the White Race for Wentworth with a time of 30:27.8 was junior Brendan Jeanjaquet (Weymouth, Mass.).

In the Blue Race, freshman Andrew Benoit (Douglas, Mass.) crossed the finish line in 31:38.3, picking up 52^nd place. Classmate Robbie McCue (East Weymouth, Mass.) finished in 64^th place with a time of 32:30.1. Finishing out the day for the Leopards was freshman Christian Vallerand (Woburn, Mass.), who came in 69^th place and finished in 33:26.5.

The Leopards next event is Saturday, Oct. 16, as they run in the Suffolk Invitational in Boston.

For the latest on Wentworth Athletics, follow the Leopards via social media on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Fans can also download the Wentworth Leopards "Front Row" mobile app, powered by PrestoSports, on iTunes and the Android Market.