Mike Maher (file photo)
Posted: Sep 04, 2021
First year Will Buckley (Plymouth, Mass./Plymouth North) was the first Owl to cross the finish line, leading Westfield State to a third-place team finish at the short-course Keene Alumni Invitational meet to start the 2021 cross-country season.
The race was contested over a 5-kilometer distance.
Buckley came home in 16:32 to place ninth individually. Brandon Hager (Agawam, Mass./Whitman-Hanson) was 11th 16:43 and Mike Maher (Attleboro, Mass.) 14th in a time of 17:01 to lead the way for the Owls.
Springfield College topped the team standings, followed by Division 2 Assumption in second.
The Owls will compete at the Trinity Invitational in Hartford, Conn. next Saturday.
Full results will be posted when available.