Hooper Headlines Men's XC's Fourth-Place Finish at Ted Owen Invitational

Saturday, September 20

New Britain, Conn.

11 AM

University of New Hampshire

Ted Owen Invitational

Hooper Headlines Men's XC's Fourth-Place Finish at Ted Owen Invitational

9/20/2025 5:46:00 PM | Men's Cross Country

Hooper (14th) and John Murphy (17th) register top Wildcat results at Stanley Quarter Park

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Senior Zachary Hooper (Concord, N.H.) headlined the UNH men's cross country team's performance with a 14^th-place finish in the men's 8K race, and the Wildcats placed fourth in the Ted Owen Invitational at Stanley Quarter Park.

Hooper clocked in at 26 minutes, 3.30 seconds to earn 11 points. Senior John Murphy (Deerfield, N.H.) finished in 17^th place (26:11.00, 13 points), and sophomore Gavin Malark (Stratham, N.H.) posted a 21^st-place time of 26:39.30 for 21 points.

Ted Owen Invitational
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Stanley Quarter Park • New Britain, Conn.
Men's 8K Results

Men's 8K Top 5 Team Scores
1. Stony Brook – 31 points
2. Rhode Island – 63 points
3. CCSU – 79 points
4. UNH – 101 points
5. Seton Hall – 124 points

UNH Men's 8K Point Scorers

Name	Place	Points	Time
Zachary Hooper	14th	11	26:03.30
John Murphy	17th	13	26:11.00
Gavin Malark	31st	21	26:39.30
Carson Eames	34th	24	26:45.40
Matthew Allen	48th	32	27:33.30

NEXT UP – PAUL SHORT RUN, HOSTED BY LEHIGH, FRIDAY, OCT. 3
•The Wildcat cross country teams will next compete in the Paul Short Run, hosted by Lehigh University, on Friday, Oct. 3, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Goodman Campus Cross Country Course in Bethlehem, Pa.

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