'Cats Take Sixth at New England Championships

Friday, October 10

Hopkinton, N.H.

2:45 PM

University of New Hampshire

New England Championship

10/10/2025 3:50:00 PM | Men's Cross Country

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Hooper, Murphy, Malark all place in top-25 at Hopkinton State Fairgrounds

HOPKINTON, N.H. – Seniors Zachary Hooper (Concord, N.H.) and John Murphy (Deerfield, N.H.) finished back-to-back Friday afternoon to lead the UNH men's cross country team to sixth place in the men's 8K at the 2025 New England Cross Country Championships at the Hopkinton State Fairgrounds.

In a field of 235 runners, Hooper's 19^th-place time of 24 minutes, 57.05 seconds (19 points) edged Murphy's 20^th-place finish of 24:59.03 (20 points) to pace the Wildcats. Sophomore Gavin Malark (Stratham, N.H.) placed 24^th (25:03.92/24 points).

Rhode Island won the race with 60 points, followed by UMass (106 points), Maine (112), Holy Cross (115), Stonehill (148) and UNH (158). There were 28 teams in total.

New England Cross Country Championships
Friday, October 10, 2025 • 2:45pm (Men's 8K)
Hopkinton State Fairgrounds • Hopkinton, N.H.
Results (PDF)

Men's 8K Top Team Scores
1. Rhode Island – 60 points
2. UMass – 106 points
3. Maine – 112 points
4. Holy Cross – 115 points
5. Stonehill – 148 points
6. UNH – 158 points

UNH Men's 8K Point Scorers

Name	Place	Points	Time
Zachary Hooper	19th	19	24:57.05
John Murphy	20th	20	24:59.03
Gavin Malark	24th	24	25:03.92
Christian Cerullo	48th	46	25:34.16
Joshua Lesniak	51st	49	25:36.27

NEXT UP – CCSU MINI MEET • FRIDAY, OCT. 24 • NEW BRITAIN, CONN.
•The Wildcats return to Stanley Quarter Park in New Britain, Conn., for the CCSU Mini Meet on Friday, Oct. 24. UNH raced at the Ted Owen Invitational in New Britain on Sept. 20.

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