Northampton, MA --- The WPI men's cross country team raced to a second-place finish at the 2023 NEWMAC Championships on Saturday morning at Smith College. The Engineers, ranked fifth in the USTFCCCA East region, earned their ninth straight runner-up finish at the event.
 
Leading the way for WPI was a pair of repeat All-NEWMAC performances in graduate student David Reynolds (Andover, NH) and senior Avi Bissoondial (Millbury, MA). Reynolds took fifth overall in the field of 104 runners, clocking in at 25:16.1. He earned his fourth All-NEWMAC honor, the first in WPI program history to accomplish that feat. Bissoondial repeated as an All-NEWMAC selection, recording a 12th-place finish. He crossed the finish line in 25:55.6.
 
Overall, WPI had five runners in the top-25 at the event, compiling 56 team points. MIT, the top-ranked team in the region and the third-ranked team in the nation, won the event for the 25th straight year with 20 points. MIT's Lowell Hensgen (Raleigh, NC) took the individual title in 24:49.3.
 
Thomas Skerry (Dedham, MA) was the next WPI runner across the line, recording a top-20 finish. The sophomore narrowly missed an All-NEWMAC bid, clocking in at 26:29.9 to place 17th. Junior Sean Corman (Waterford, CT) and Ryan Fischer (Merrimack, NH) rounded out the top five for the Engineers. Corman was 22nd in a time of 26:51.8 and Fisher was 25th in 27:19.5. 
 
Senior Jarrett Gulden (Walpole, ME) and sophomore Brinson Wyche (Corvallis, MT) served as pushers with Gulden 27th in 27:26.2 and Wyche 31st in 27:34.6. Junior Connor Gaudette (Holden, MA) was next for the Engineers, taking 32nd in 27:37.4. 
 
Rounding out the top finishes for WPI were freshmen Craig Salois (Hopkinton, MA) and Trip Williams (Pelham, NH), and senior Zachary Shord (Laurel, MD). Salois took 39th in 28:03.7, Williams was 45th in 28:15.9, and Short took 53rd in 29:02.1.
 
WPI continues postseason competition at the NCAA Division III East Region Championship, scheduled for Saturday, November 11. The meet will take place in Hopkinton, NH hosted by Suffolk.
 
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