WATERFORD, Conn. – Rookie Emily Bryson continued her fantastic season and sophomore Liam Garvey had his first appearance as the Judges' top runner this year as the Brandeis University cross country teams previewed the NCAA Division III New England regional this weekend at the Connecticut College Invitational at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Conn.
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TOP 10 TEAM SCORES
1) MIT 49
2) Conn. College 95
3) Carleton (Minn.) 106
4) WPI 111
5) Oneonta State 157
6) Keene State 186
7) Coast Guard 192
8) BRANDEIS 194
9) Trinity (Conn.)230
10) Vassar 235
1 Liam Garvey 25:56.2, 23rd
2 Mitchell Hutton 26:09.4, 31st
3 Quinton Hoey 26:21.2, 41st
4 Brian Sheppard 26:28.0, 50th
5 Roger LaCroix 26:29.2, 52nd
6 Matt Doran 26:49.7, 70th
7 Max Whitmore 27:40.9, 138th
8 Brad Payne 28:13.0, 170th
9 Christian Castro 28:46.4, 203rd
10 Omar Scruggs 29:36.9, 231st
NOTES
- The Judges ran without their top finisher in the previous three races of the season, sophomore Ryan Stender (Amherst, Mass./Amherst Regional).
- Sophomore Liam Garvey (West Springfield, Mass./West Springfield), running in just his second meet of the season had his best-ever finish as the Judges' top runner. He had never been higher than third on the squad in his career. Garvey ran more than a minute faster than his previous best at Conn. College with a time of 25:56.2.
- Classmate Mitchell Hutton (Villa Park, Calif./Villa Park) was the team's second runner for his second race in a row in 26:09.4, just under a minute better than his 2014 time at this meet.
- Junior captain Quinton Hoey (Watertown, Conn./Watertown) made his season debut in the third slot and ran 26:21.2, within six seconds of his previous performances on the course.
UP NEXT
The Judges host the 2015 University Athletic Association championships on October 31 at Franklin Park in Boston. The women's race is at 11:00 a.m., the men's at 12 noon.