Men’s Cross Country Places Third in Season Opener at Keene State
John Nekitopoulos posted a personal best time of 15:57 to finish seventh individually as Westfield State men’s cross country placed third at the Keene State Alumni Meet on Saturday afternoon.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Senior John Nekitopoulos (West Springfield, Mass.) posted a personal-best time of 15:57 to finish seventh individually as Westfield State men's cross country placed third at the Keene State Alumni Meet from Keene, N.H. on Saturday afternoon.
Nekitopoulos was one of seven personal record times set for the Owl men, which collected 55 points as a team to finish behind Southern Maine (35 points) and Keene State Alumni (50 points).
Senior Will Buckley (Plymouth, Mass.) finished second for the Owls, finishing 16th overall with a time of 17:05.93 which was one spot ahead of teammate Jarrod Ledvina (Fairhaven, Mass.) who finished just two seconds behind Buckley at 17:07.91.
Buckley and Ledvina along with Gordon Johnson (Hanson, Mass.) and Rowan Gottshall (Simsbury, Conn.) had a 12 second split between one another with Gottshall finishing the course in 17:17.70.
Westfield State will travel to Trinity College next Saturday for the Trinity Invite from Hartford, Conn. at 10:30 A.M.