Torres Places Third as Men's Cross Country Finishes Second at Pop Crowell

Wenham, Mass. – Led by a third place finish by freshman Miguel Torres (Milford, Mass.), the Framingham State University men's cross country team finished in second place at the 48^th Annual Pop Crowell Invitational hosted by Gordon College.

THE BASICS:

- Meet: Pop Crowell Invitational hosted by Gordon College

- Location: Wenham, Mass.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Torres completed the 8K course in a time of 28:17 which was just six seconds behind the second place finisher.
• Classmate Jaydon Kinuthia (Leominster, Mass.) crossed the line second for the Rams completing the course in 29:44 which placed him 12^th.
• Sophomore Kevin Durant (Lynn, Mass.) and freshman Cullen Lancaster (Mansfield, Mass.) followed next for the Rams in 15^th and 16^th at 30:07 and 30:25.
• Freshman Manny Miranda (West Springfield, Mass.) followed next for the Rams at 30:51.
• Rounding out the top seven finishers for the Rams was freshman P.J. Pharmer (Peru, Mass.) and classmate Alexander Portanova (Walpole, Mass.) at 32:22 and 32:42.
• The Rams accumulated 60 total points in route to securing second place in the meet, while the University of New England took the top spot.

UP NEXT:

The Rams are off next week, but return to the course on October 12^th at the James Earley Invitational hosted by Westfield State University.