Men's Cross Country - Bears Dominate in Season Opening Win
Mike Haas placed third as the Bears took the top seven spots to win the Smith Invitational.
NORTHAMPTON, MASS.--(9/13/08)--Coast Guard dominated the field as the Bears took the top seven spots to win the season opening 13 team Smith Invitational.
Senior Mike Persun won the race with a time of 16:32.82, sophomore Nate Crum (16:46.78), senior Mike Haas (16:52.25), senior Pat Fernandez (16:59.89) and freshman Trevor Siperek (17:07.20) rounded out the top five.
Senior Kevin Sorrel (17:15.41) was sixth, sophomore Andrew Price (17:18.31) was seventh while senior Zach Henninghausen placed ninth (17:23.02).
Coast Guard finished with 15 points, the best possible score, while Westfield State was a distant second with 55 points.
