Junior Kevin Gill placed second overall to lead Stonehill's squad at today's Bryant Invitational. |
Gill Leads Strong Showing for #13
Stonehill
at Bryant Invitational
Gill places second overall with time of 16:42.02, while Polito takes fourth
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (September 4, 2009) - The Stonehill College men's cross country team, ranked 13th in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II preseason poll and first in the East Region, opened its 2009 season with a strong individual showings at the Bryant University Invitational this afternoon. No team scores were counted in the non-scoring event.
Junior Kevin Gill (Brockton, Mass./Brockton) led the Stonehill contingent with a time of 16:42.02 over the 5K course to place second overall out of 66-runners from ten teams at the event. Gill finished less than seven seconds behind race winner Joseph Poulsen from Southern Connecticut State University.
Sophomore Stephen Polito (Worcester, Mass./Doherty Memorial) placed fourth overall for the Skyhawks with a time of 16:48.46, while freshman Ethan Penney (Haverhill, Mass./Haverhill) finished 11th with a time of 17:02.81 in his collegiate debut.
Stonehill is back in action next Saturday, September 12, when it participates in the Trinity College Invitational at Wickham Park in Manchester, Conn.
