Abdi, Donovan Lead UMass Lowell at Rothenberg Run

Friday, October 18

Providence, RI

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University of Massachusetts Lowell

Brown University Rothenberg Run

Full Results

Photo by: Bob Ellis

10/18/2013 9:48:00 PM | Men's Cross Country/Track & Field

Abdi, Donovan finish in top 10; America East Championship Nov. 2

FULL RESULTS

Senior Omar Abdi (Roxbury, Mass.) and sophomore Padraic Donovan (Lowell, Mass.) each finished among the top 10 to lead the UMass Lowell men's cross country team at the Brown University Rothenberg Run Friday afternoon at Goddard State Park.

UMass Lowell compiled 69 points (4, 9, 17, 18, 21) and placed third in the four-team field. The host Bears won the team title with 24 points (1, 3, 5, 7, 8) while Dartmouth finished second with 47 points and the University of Rhode Island fourth with 109.

Abdi ran the 8K course in 25 minutes, 49.8 seconds while Donovan was close behind in 25:58.8. Sophomore Zach Ganshirt (Walpole, Mass.) placed 17^th in 28:36.6 and junior Matt Cioe (Mansfield, Mass.) 18^th in 26.47.1. Senior Zach Schaeffer (Hudson, Mass.) finished 29^th overall and 21^st among scoring runners in 26:51.6.

Other stellar results included senior Tyler Sullivan (Methuen, Mass.), who placed 30^th in 26:57.4; sophomore Aaron Martin (Nashua, N.H.), who placed 33^rd in 27:05.7 and graduate student Zach Nelson (Albany, N.Y.) who placed 34^th in 27:07.9.

Several runners may be selected to run at next week's Central Connecticut State University Mini Meet. The River Hawks are also gearing for the America East Conference Championship Saturday, Nov. 2, hosted by Binghamton University.