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Griffin Earns NEWMAC Men's Runner of the Week

Mike Griffin SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- September 29, 2008 -- Mike Griffin has been selected as the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week after having a solid performance this weekend at the Purple Valley Classic hosted by Williams College.

Griffin, a native of Scarborough, Maine. led the Pride to a seventh-place finish out of 18 teams in the event.

Personally, Griffin finished the 8k course in sixth place out of 205 runners in a time of 26:39. In the race, Griffin averaged a 5:22 mile en route to finishing in sixth among some of the top competition in the region.

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Head Coach Peter Ferraro

Peter Ferraro Peter Ferraro, a 2007 graduate of Springfield College, enters his second season at the helm of men's cross country team at his alma mater. Read more.

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