Northfield, VT - The Vermont State University Lyndon men's cross country team posted their first score in an invitational race this season on Friday afternoon. The Hornets finished sixth in Norwich University's Cadet Invitational. Fitchburg State University captured the team title, while Fitchburg's Paulino Guevara Mateo took individual race honors.
Nathan Moore (Norwich, CT) was the first Hornet to complete the 8K course, crossing the finish line in 32:47.2, good for 37th place in the field of 71 runners. Perceval Hess (Arlington, VT), running in his first college race, finished 47th with a time of 34:46.0, with another rookie, Benton Spradlin (Albuquerque, NM) not far behind woth a time of 35:32.7. Parker Pierce (Woodstock, VT) and Quinn Bressler (Norton, MA) were Lyndon's other scoring runners.
Hornet head coach Chris Chichester was pleased with his team's effort. "The Men's team really came together today. Parker, Benton and Perceval did a great job managing their effort in this unseasonable heat and put in solid times and placing for their first meet. Nate and Quinn were not feeling 100% today, but the effort was outstanding. Our next meet, UVM's Fall Foliage Invite, will be a great opportunity for some PR times."
Lyndon's next race will be the University of Vermont's Fall Foliage Invitational on October 19th. That race is scheduled to begin at 1:15 pm.
