Laframboise Places Third, Leads Men's Cross Country at Wheaton and Babson Season Opener
ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Junior Braeden Laframboise (Southington, Conn.) paced the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) men's cross country team with a third-place finish, to lead the Blue Jays to a sixth-place at the 9th Annual Wheaton and Babson Season Opener on the Mark Coogan Cross Country Course at Highland Park in Attleboro, Mass., this morning.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Laframboise paced the Blue Jays, crossing the line in a 5k time of 16:27.20 to finish third.
- Junior Patrick O'Connor (Cheshire, Conn.) was the next Blue Jays to cross the line, finishing in 45th after posting a time of 19:58.00
- Sophomore Jared Rheault (Terryville, Conn.) was the third USJ finisher, recording a time of 22:32.0 to finish in 60th
- Senior Alfred Valero (Thomaston, Conn.) followed closely behind, recording a time of 23:05.60 to finish 62nd
- Senior Luke Alvarez (West Hartford, Conn.) rounded out the points finishers for the Blue Jays, crossing the line in a time of 23:51.80 to finish in 63rd
- Freshman Jonathan Casillas (Holyoke, Mass) made his USJ debut, placing 66th after posting a time of 26:47.70
- Babson took home the team title, tallying 47 points.
UP NEXT
The men's cross country returns to action next Saturday, September 9 for the Cardinal Invitational, hosted by Wesleyan University at the Wes Fuhrman '05 Trails Cross Country Course in Middletown, Conn.
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