Mosher, Men’s Cross Country Nab Runner-Up Finishes at Cardinal Invitational

9/19/2026 2:12:00 PM

Drew O'Reilly

Middletown, CT --- Graduate student Everett Mosher (Chester, VT) placed second overall to lead the nationally-ranked men's cross country team to a runner-up finish at the Cardinal Invitational, hosted by Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon.

WPI, ranked No. 28th nationally and No. 3 regionally (Northeast), totaled 62 points to finish second in the nine-team field. No. 20 Amherst (No. 4 Mideast) captured the team title with 45 points. The Engineers finished ahead of No. 17 Wesleyan (No. 3 Mideast), which took third with 71 points, and No. 12 Washington and Lee (No. 1 South), which placed fourth with 72. Keene State (132), Coast Guard (157), Eastern Connecticut (203), Ursinus (217), and USMMA (277) rounded out the team standings.

Mosher turned in a personal-best time of 24:16.7 over the 8K course, finishing just 4.3 seconds behind individual champion Dylan Cote of Wesleyan. Freshman Tucker Presnell (Oakland, CA) was the next Engineer across the line, placing 11th in 25:03.0, while junior Drew O'Reilly (Syracuse, NY) followed immediately behind in 12th with a time of 25:15.4.

Sophomore Matthew Meerdink (Ballston Spa, NY) recorded a personal-best 25:31.1 to place 15th overall. Junior Colin Britner (Hampton, CT) completed WPI's scoring five, crossing in 25:46.0 to finish 24th overall.

Junior Jackson Sobelman (Redding, CT) clocked a personal-best 25:58.1 to finish 30th, while freshman Nathaniel Henshaw (Templeton, MA) was 33rd in 25:59.7. Freshman Nicholas Falcone (Morris Plains, NJ) followed in 36th with a time of 26:05.1.

Sophomore Giuseppe Villani (Shrewsbury, MA) posted a personal-best 26:30.3 to take 57th, while junior Alden Betterley (Bow, NH) also recorded a personal best, finishing 60th in 26:31.7. Freshman Tim Schribman (Lowell, MA) placed 66th in 26:44.6, and freshman Adam Lewis (Medford, MA) was 69th in 26:54.8.

Senior Trip Williams (Pelham, NH) crossed 78th in 27:19.4, followed by senior Ryan Coceano(Cinnaminson, NJ) in 83rd at 27:24.6 to round out the Engineers in the top 100 of the 131-runner field.

WPI returns to action on Saturday, September 26th, traveling to Greenwich, NY for the RPI Fairgrounds Showdown hosted by Rensselaer. The men's race is scheduled for a noon start.

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