University of New Hampshire Athletics
Saturday, August 31
Durham, N.H.
10:45 AM
University of New Hampshire
vs
Providence, Holy Cross
Nicolas Sevilla-Connelly (Photo by Matthew Troisi)
Photo by: Matthew Troisi
8/31/2019 1:26:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
Wildcats take runner-up in the team score.
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire men's cross country team hosted its season opener in College Woods on Saturday afternoon. The tri-meet saw UNH pitted against runners from Providence College and Holy Cross in a 5K race. The Wildcats took second place in the team score, led by senior Nicolas Sevilla-Connelly (Chester, N.H.) who was the individual runner-up in the race.
Sevilla-Connelly finished second with a new personal best time of 15:06.72. He beat his old personal best by 22 seconds, which he set last October at the CCSU mini-meet.
The Wildcats grouped their last six scorers in places 12-16, after Providence took 10 of the top 11 spots. Providence would win the meet on the men's side with a team score of 19, followed by UNH at 44.
FINAL TEAM SCORES:
UP NEXT:
The Wildcats head to Orono, Maine for the annual dual meet with the University of Maine on Friday, September 13.
RACE RESULTS:
The Wildcats packed six more runners in the top 17 to clinch the runner-up score.
FROM THE COACH:
"Kids did good work very the summer, so I'm very happy with the team; in warmup, how they acted, and how they raced. We wanted to finish strong over the last 800 meters, and I felt we did. It was a very good start to the season."
--Head Coach Jim Boulanger
Sevilla-Connelly finished second with a new personal best time of 15:06.72. He beat his old personal best by 22 seconds, which he set last October at the CCSU mini-meet.
The Wildcats grouped their last six scorers in places 12-16, after Providence took 10 of the top 11 spots. Providence would win the meet on the men's side with a team score of 19, followed by UNH at 44.
FINAL TEAM SCORES:
- Providence – 18
- New Hampshire – 44
- Holy Cross – 85
UP NEXT:
The Wildcats head to Orono, Maine for the annual dual meet with the University of Maine on Friday, September 13.
RACE RESULTS:
The Wildcats packed six more runners in the top 17 to clinch the runner-up score.
- The second Wildcat to finish was junior James Wilkes (Concord, N.H.); he finished 12th overall in 15:49.62.
- In 13th was freshman Forest MacKenzie (Deerfield, N.H.) posting his first collegiate result finishing in 15:53.20.
- Behind him was junior Aidan Sullivan (Nashua, N.H.) taking 14th in 15:56.46, his first sub-16 minute finish in the 5K.
- Freshman William Curran (Old Saybrook, Conn.) took 15th in 15:58.08.
- In 16th was junior Samuel Lanternier (Derry, N.H.) finishing in 16:01.88.
- Rounding out the scoring pack was senior Nicholas Brown (Conway, N.H.) finishing 17th in 16:01.41.
FROM THE COACH:
"Kids did good work very the summer, so I'm very happy with the team; in warmup, how they acted, and how they raced. We wanted to finish strong over the last 800 meters, and I felt we did. It was a very good start to the season."
--Head Coach Jim Boulanger
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