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Jasud Paces Huskies to 24th Place Finish at New England Championship

Men's College Cross Country

October 11, 2008

BOSTON -- Junior Tyler Jasud (Rumford, Maine/Mountain Valley) of the University of Southern Maine men’s cross country team finished 38th among 316 finishers Saturday at the New England Intercollegiate Amatuer Athletic Association (NEIcAAA) New England Cross Country Championships held at Frankln Park.

Jasud paced the Huskies to a 24th place finish in the team standings among the 47 scoring teams. The University of Massachusetts Lowell took the team title with 79 points. The University of New Hampshire (89 points), Brown University (97), Dartmouth College (192) and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (196) round out the top five teams.
 

Jasud covered the Franklin Park course in a time of 25 minutes, 29 seconds. Junior Justin Richardson (Turner, Maine/St. Dominic) was the second USM finisher, coming home in 116th place with a time of 26:26. Freshman Alex Gomes (Peabody, Mass.) was the third USM runner finishing in 134th place in 26:35. Junior JJ Forcella (Falmouth, Maine) was two spots further back in 136th with a time of 26.37.
Senior Tim Ritchie of Boston College was the individual winner in a time of 24:35.
 

Up next for the Huskies is the State of Maine Championships next Saturday (2:00 p.m.) at Twin Brook in Cumberland, Maine.
 

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