Northampton, MA --- Graduate student Everett Mosher (Chester, VT) captured the individual title to lead the No. 25 WPI men's cross country team to a runner-up finish at the NEWMAC Championship on Saturday afternoon.
 
Mosher completed the 8K course in 24:45.1 to earn the conference crown, the first in WPI program history. He finished 4.1 seconds ahead of Babson's Nick Yacoub (Sharon, MA), who took second in 24:49.2.  It marked the fifth time in the 28 championships seasons that a non-MIT runner claimed the title and first since 2012.
 
Mosher also repeated as the NEWMAC Laurels of Academic Excellence Award recipient, presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average competing at a conference championship finals site.
 
Junior Drew O'Reilly (Syracuse, NY) and sophomore Matthew Meerdink (Ballston Spa, NY) finished back-to-back in 15th and 16th, clocking nearly identical times of 25:38.5 and 25:38.6, respectively. Freshman Nathaniel Henshaw (Templeton, MA) was close behind in 17th with a time of 25:43.6, while junior Colin Britner (Hampton, CT) completed WPI's scoring five in 20th at 25:55.3.
 
Two other WPI harriers finished in the top-25 at the event. Freshman Tucker Presnell (Oakland, CA) crossed in 22nd at 26:00.4, while junior Jackson Sobelman (Redding, CT) followed in 24th with a time of 26:08.3.

Sophomore Giuseppe Villani (Shrewsbury, MA) finished in 26:15.5, freshman Nicholas Falcone (Morris Plains, NJ) clocked a 26:40.9 and junior Alden Betterley (Bow, NH) crossed in 26:55.4.
 
Freshman Adam Lewis (Medford, MA) finished in 26:55.7, followed by senior Trip Williams (Pelham, NH) in 27:12.1, senior Ryan Coceano (Cinnaminson, NJ) in 27:20.0 and junior Jackson Hunt (Hopedale, MA) in 27:27.6. Freshman Connor Earle (Duxbury, MA) crossed in 27:45.8, senior Craig Salois (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 28:41.5, sophomore Luke Puffer (Manchester, CT) posted a 29:22.9 and junior Daniel Narvaez (Wayland, MA) rounded out the WPI contingent in 29:32.2.
 
WPI totaled 59 points to finish second in the nine-team field. No. 10 MIT captured the team championship with 25 points, while Babson followed the Engineers in third with 66. Coast Guard was fourth with 101 points and Springfield rounded out the top five with 168.
 
The Engineers return to action on Saturday, November 14th at the NCAA Regional Championship, hosted by Bates in South Portland, ME. The men's race is scheduled for an 11am start.
 
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