ATTLEBORO, MA – The Stony Brook University men's cross country team picked up where it left off last weekend and registered a second-place overall finish with 34 points at the Friar Invitational on Friday. The Seawolves finished just behind Providence out of the Big East as the Friars collected 29 points to take first-place.
 
Stony Brook had several standout performances in the men's 8K as four student-athletes finished in the top seven of the field. Senior Robert Becker continued his strong start to the season by taking second-place with a final time of 25:01.96. Becker was the reigning America East Male Performer of the Week as he won the Stony Brook Season Opener last Saturday. He had another standout showing this afternoon as he finished 32.32 seconds off the lead.
 
Sophomore Evan Brennan, senior Colin Ross, and junior Shane Henderson all placed within the top seven for the Seawolves. McGlynn took fourth-place, Ross came in fifth, and Henderson finished in seventh as they helped secure a second-place overall finish for the Seawolves.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Becker's strong start to his senior campaign continued on Friday as he took second-place in the 8K. He clocked a time of 25:01.96 and ran an average mile of 5:02.2.
• In fourth-place came Brennan who put up a final time of 25:20.25 and ran at a 5:05.9 pace per mile.
• Coming right behind Brennan in fifth-place was Ross who crossed the finish line in 25:21.58. The senior tallied an average mile time of 5:06.2.
• Seniors Conor Malanaphy and Aiden Smyth both finished within the top 20. Malanaphy earned a 16^th-place finish as he clocked a time of 26:08.85 and ran an average mile time of 5:15.7. Smyth took 18^th-place with a final time of 26:28.14 and he registered a pace of 5:19.5 per mile.

QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"I really feel today's effort is going to help us to be a better team later in the season. The guys competed well against a very good Big East team, a team that I believe is one of the top three teams in our region. Rob produced a very good individual performance, he is growing into a mature cross country runner and is setting himself up for a very good fall season," said head coach Andy Ronan.
 
NEXT UP
The Seawolves' next meet is set for Friday, October 1, when they head to Bethlehem, PA to compete in the Paul Short Invitational. The race is slated to begin at 10 a.m.
 
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