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Tyler Jasud Named Little East Conference Runner of the Week
Men’s College Cross Country

October 14, 2008

GORHAM, Maine -- For the third time this fall, University of Southern Maine junior Tyler Jasud (Rumford, Maine/Mountain Valley) has been named the Little East Conference men’s cross country Runner of the Week. Jonathan Harper, commissioner for the Little East Conference, made the announcement Monday afternoon.

Jasud was recognized for his outstanding effort at the NEIcAAA (New England Inter-collegiate Amateur Athletic Association) New England Men’s Cross Country Championship held Saturday at Franklin Park in Boston. He had previously been named LEC Runner of the Week on September 15 and September 22.
 

Jasud finished in 38th place among the 316 finishers at the meet that features NCAA Division I, II and III teams from throughout the six-state region with a time of 25 minutes, 29 seconds. He was the seventh Division III runner, and first LEC competitor, to cross the line. Jasud cut more than two full minutes off his 2007 time (27:57) and improved 129 places in the finishing order.
 

Led by Jasud, the Huskies finished 24th among the 47 scoring teams in the final team standings. The Huskies finished with 617 points.
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. 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 on Saturday (2:00 p.m.) at Twin Brook in Cumberland, Maine.

For complete New England Championship results, go to
http://www.usm.maine.edu/athletics/Men’s_Cross_Country/mxc_results.html
and click on the appropriate link
 

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