Hepper Leads Men's Cross-Country to Seventh at Southern Maine Invitational

CUMBERLAND, Maine, Oct. 16, 2004 - Led by sophomore Pat Hepper (Bernards, N.J.), Springfield College placed seventh at the University of Southern Maine Invitational.

Hepper was the Pride's top runner, finishing 24th overall out 153 individuals. He crossed the finish line of the eight-kilometer course in 27:58.

Senior co-captain Steve Wilson (West Hartford, Conn.) was second for SC (32nd overall, 28:25) followed by senior Pat DeRocco (Utica, N.Y.) (38th, 28:34) and fellow co-captain, junior Scott Barton (Fort Plain, N.Y.) (44th, 28:48). Sophomore Pat Gann (Guilford, Conn.) rounded out the top five for Springfield College placing 47th with a time of 28:52.

The Pride returns to Cumberland, Maine, on November 13 to compete in the NCAA Divison III Regional Cross Country Championships.

Other Springfield College Runners:
70. Chris Hamel 29:21
75. Tetsuji Kambara 29:33
81. Nate McMahon 29:42
83. Rob Silliman 29:45
102. Ian Wright 30:35
105. Pat Byrne 30:38
109. Ryan Palmison 30:46
113. Kevin Cox 31:00
117. John Freeman 31:18
126. Pete Ferraro 32:05
131. Chris Dietz 32:25
135. Jeff Bartlett 32:42

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