Hartwich & Boyle Run Personal Bests at James Earley Invitational
Westfield, Mass. - Westfield State sophomore Jonathan Joyce
placed first individually and UMass Dartmouth placed first as a
team with 72 points at the 14th Annual James Earley men's cross
country invitational at Stanley Park on Saturday, Oct. 10.
There were 253 runners and 23 men's teams participating in the
popular invitational. UMass Dartmouth placed first, followed by
Trinity (96) and Westfield (103).
The Rams top finisher was freshman Greg Hartwich (Holliston,
Mass.), who ran a personal best 31:57 on the 8,000 meter course.
Hartwich took two minutes of his previous best which he ran only a
few weeks ago at the Weslyan Invitational. Patrick Boyle
(Boston, Mass.), who was the Rams only other competitor on the
men's side, also ran a personal best finishing in 36:08.
The Rams are off until October 24th when they return to
Stanley Park for the 2009 Massachusetts State College Athletics
Conference (MASCAC) cross country championships.