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Posted: Sep 16, 2017

Men’s Cross Country Places Third at Bruce Kirsh Cross Country Cup

Men’s Cross Country Places Third at Bruce Kirsh Cross Country Cup
Results

HOPKINTON, N.H. (September 16, 2017) – Sophomore Jeff Reddy (Chester, N.H.) led the way with a sixth-place finish on Saturday, as the Franklin Pierce University men's cross country team placed third, of six teams, while hosting the Bruce Kirsh Cross Country Cup at Hopkinton State Fairgrounds. Three Ravens finished in the top 20 on the day.

"They ran stronger than expected, especially Jeff Reddy, who seems to run faster the more tired he is," said head coach Zach Emerson after the meet. "About eight weeks until NCAA Regionals, and this team can make some noise if they keep working this hard.

The Ravens finished the day with 73 points, which was comfortably good for third place. Southern New Hampshire (25 points) claimed the team title, while Southern Connecticut State (47 points) placed second. Behind Franklin Pierce, Bentley (118 points) was fourth, SUNY Polytechnic Institute (128 points) was fifth, and New Hampshire Technical Institute (168 points) was sixth.

With the men bumping up the distance to 8k this week, Reddy turned in a time of 26:47.6 to finish sixth in the 65-runner field. Joining him in the top 20 were senior Martin Gradijan (Lebanon, N.H.) in 15th (27:34.3) and sophomore Jason Reed (Foxborough, Mass.) in 16th (27:39.2).

Rounding out Franklin Pierce's scoring five on Saturday were freshman Anthony Pizzo (Peabody, Mass.) in 21st (28:06.7) and sophomore Walker John (Boscawen, N.H.) in 24th (28:16.5). Fellow sophomore Tyler Hayes (Kings Park, N.Y.) was right on John's heels to round out the top 25 (28:19.6).

The Ravens return to action on Friday, Sept. 29, when they travel to Lehigh University for the Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pa.

For more information on Franklin Pierce Athletics, please visit the official website of Franklin Pierce Athletics (http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu). Also be sure to follow the Ravens through the Department of Athletics' official Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/FranklinPierceRavens), its YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/franklinpiercesports) and its Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/FPUathletics). Fans wishing to purchase Franklin Pierce cross country apparel can do so at the Department of Athletics' online store (http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/store).