BOSTON, Mass. -- The Brandeis men's cross country team finished in 28th place overall and seventh among Division 3 schools at today's Open New England Championships at Franklin Park in Boston. 

TOP FIVE TEAMS OVERALL (38 total)

1)      Boston U. 143

2)      Amherst 176

3)      Maine 199

4)      Dartmouth 207

5)      UMass Amherst 211

TOP FIVE D3 TEAMS (w/overall team finish)

1) Amherst (2) 176

2) MIT (9) 280

3) Tufts (11) 312

4) Middlebury (13) 345

5) WPI (19) 505

7 BRANDEIS (28) 689

BRANDEIS INDIVIDUAL FINISHERS (8K, 252 runners)

1)      Ryan Stender 25:56.8 (89th overall, 22nd D3)

2)      Matt Doran 26:32.4 (144th, 33rd)

3)      Liam Garvey 26:34.2 (147th, 35th)

4)      Roger Lacroix 26:43.9 (160th, 37th)

5)      Brian Sheppard 26:47.3 (166th, 39th)

6)     Brad Payne 28:38.1 (231st, 56th)

7)     Russell Santos 28:51.4 (236th, 59th)        

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Judges had a spread of less than a minute from 1st to 5th runners, with 2 through 5 placing just 15 seconds apart.
• Sophomore Ryan Stender (Amherst, Mass./Amherst Regional) was the team's top perfomer for the third meet in a row.
• Junior Matt Doran (Hopedale, Mass./Hopedale) moved back into the team's second spot after placing fifth in the previous meet.
• Sophomore Liam Garvey (West Springfield, Mass./West Springfield) cracked the team's top 5 in his first race of the season.
• Sophomore Roger Lacroix (Waltham, Mass./Waltham) had his highest finish on the team as their fourth performer. 

UP NEXT

• The Judges head to Connecticut College next weekend for a tuneup at the home of the New England Regional championships in November. In three weeks, the Judges return to Franklin Park for the University Athletic Association championships.