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USM’s Alex Gomes Named LEC X-C
Rookie of the Week
/bigger>/bigger>/fontfamily>/center>Men’s College
Cross Country
October 6, 2008
GORHAM, Maine -- For the third time this season,
University of
Southern Maine freshman Alex Gomes (Peabody, Mass.) has been
named the
Little East Conference men’s cross country Rookie of the Week.
The honor was announced Monday afternoon by Jonathan Harper,
commissioner of the
Little East.
Gomes helped the Huskies win
their third meet of the fall campaign this past Saturday at
the Pop Crowell Invitational held at
Gordon
College (Wenham, Mass.). The second
USM runner to cross the finish line, Gomes placed eighth overall
among the 232 finishers in the race. He covered the
five-mile distance in a time of 27 minutes, 12 seconds. He
had previously been named the
LEC
Rookie of the Week on September 8 and September 22.
The Huskies travel to Franklin
Park in Boston this Saturday (October 11) to participate in
the
NEIcAAA New England Championships. The men’s varsity
race is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m., followed by the
sub-varsity race at 2:15 p.m.
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