Pioneers Race Strong At New England's

Saturday, October 7

Boston, Mass.

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Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics

111th Annual New England Cross Country Championships

10/7/2023 4:40:00 PM | Men's Cross Country

Pios place three in top 70

By: Cameron McClarren

BOSTON, Mass. — The Sacred Heart University men's cross country team finished its second stint in Boston, participating in the NEICAAA Championships on Saturday afternoon.

For the third-consecutive meet, Michael Mason, Matthew Vene, and Edward Tristine finished in the top three for the Pioneers en route to a 13th-place team finish. Mason led the red & white, finishing in the top-60 harriers with a time of 27:11. Vene and Tristine finished the eight-kilometer race with sub-28 minute times, finishing 65th and 70th overall, respectively.

Sophomores Giovanni Prestipino and Patrick Curreri rounded out the scoring for the Pioneers as the team finished with an average time of 27:46.

Sacred Heart Finishes:
56^th Michael Mason (27:11)
65^th Matthew Vene (27:34)
70^th Edward Tristine (27:38)
86^th Giovanni Prestipino (28:02)
95^th Patrick Curreri (28:26)
101^st Daniel Rodriguez (28:34)
108^th David Parenteau (28:52)
113^th James Moore (29:14)
115^th Owen Delisle (29:20)
130^th Aaron Sullivan (30:31)
132^nd Declan Toland (30:51)
136^th Christian Selverian (31:15)

Up Next:
The Pioneers race again next Sunday, October 15 to race at the Fall Foliage Invitational, hosted by the University of Vermont. More information will be available at sacredheartpioneers.com.