University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
New England Championship
Men's Cross Country Finishes Thirteenth At New England Championships
October 16, 1999 | Men's Cross Country
Oct. 15, 1999
TEAM SCORES: 1. Brown 69 pts. 2. Boston College 100 pts. 3. Providence 108 pts. 4. Keene State 130 pts. 5. Yale 134 pts. 13. UMass 406 pts.
TOP FIVE UMASS FINISHERS: 1. Ryan Corbett 58th 25:40 2. Colin Baughman 61st 25:44 3. Matt Ely 85th 26:00 4. Kevin Curtin 87th 26:01 5. David Prasse 116th 26:18
BOSTON ? The UMass men?s cross country team finished 13th with 406 points at the annual New England Championships at Franklin Park in Boston. Brown won the event with 69 points followed by Boston College with 100 points. Providence, Keene State and Yale rounded out the top five.
Sophomore Ryan Corbett (Highland, N.Y.) led the Minuteman to the finish line for the third consecutive meet. Corbett finished 58th overall with a time of 25:40. Sophomore Colin Baughman (Sherril, N.Y.) ran to his best finish of the year, finishing just behind Corbett in 61st place overall with a time of 25:44. Senior Matthew Ely (Andover, Mass) coninued his strong season with a 85th place overall as the third UMass finisher in 26:00. Sophomores Kevin Curtin (Chelmsford, Mass.) and David Prasse (Walpole, Mass.) rounded out the scoring for the Minutemen placing 87th and 116th, respectively.
UMass cross country is off next weekend and will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 30 at the Atlantic 10 Championships in Philadelphia, Pa.
