Amherst, MA --- Graduate student Everett Mosher (Chester, VT), freshman Tucker Presnell (Oakland, CA) and junior Drew O'Reilly (Syracuse, NY) all finished among the top eight as the WPI men's cross country team raced to a second-place finish at the Ken O'Brien Minuteman Invitational, hosted by UMass on Saturday morning.
 
Mosher led the Engineers over the 6K course, crossing the finish line in 19:03.3 to place third overall. Presnell followed close behind in his collegiate debut, taking sixth in 19:23.4, while O'Reilly gave WPI its third top-eight finisher with an eighth-place showing in 19:29.6.

Freshman Nathaniel Henshaw (Templeton, MA) placed 14th in his collegiate debut with a time of 19:45.2, while junior Jackson Sobelman (Redding, CT) completed the Engineers' scoring five, taking 17th in 20:00.7.
 
Sophomore Matthew Meerdink (Ballston Spa, NY) followed in 18th with a time of 20:05.9, while junior Colin Britner (Hampton, CT) placed 19th in 20:13.0. Freshman Nicholas Falcone (Morris Plains, NJ) made his collegiate debut with a 21st-place finish in 20:17.6, and sophomore Giuseppe Villani (Shrewsbury, MA) crossed 24th in 20:27.5.
 
Junior Alden Betterley (Bow, NH) finished 30th in 21:04.1, followed by freshman Tim Schribman (Lowell, MA) in 31st at 21:07.4 and freshman Adam Lewis (Medford, MA) in 32nd at 21:09.7. Senior Ryan Coceano (Cinnaminson, NJ) was 33rd in 21:14.8, while junior Luke Holden (Carver, MA) placed 35th in 21:27.5.
 
Senior Trip Williams (Pelham, NH) crossed in 21:33.5 to finish 36th, senior Craig Salois (Hopkinton, MA) was 37th in 21:44.3 and junior Jackson Hunt (Hopedale, MA) took 38th in 22:09.7. Freshman Connor Earle (Duxbury, MA) made his collegiate debut with a 39th-place finish in 22:19.8, while junior Daniel Narvaez (Wayland, MA) rounded out the WPI contingent in 40th with a time of 24:16.1.
 
WPI totaled 48 points to finish second in the three-team field, edging Division I Holy Cross by three points. Host UMass captured the team title with 27 points, while Holy Cross finished third with 51.
 
Holy Cross' Joseph Mahon won the individual title, completing the 6K course in 18:38.1.
 
WPI returns to action at noon on Saturday, September 19th, traveling to Middletown, CT for the Cardinal Invitational hosted by Wesleyan.
 
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