RESULTS

Huskies place five in top 10 at Bryant
Sept. 4, 2009
Smithfield, R.I.

The men's cross country team started off its 2009 season with great promise as the Huskies downed Bryant in dual-race action at the 5K Bryant Invitational on Friday afternoon. Five Northeastern men placed in the top 10, including sophomore Nick Ryan's third-place performance.

“The men conducted a decent race this afternoon,” said distance coach Renny Waldron. “It was a good start to the season and we even held out three of our scorers, so we have some confidence from the get-go.”

Ryan led the charge for the Huskies with a team-best time of 16:43.96 for third place. Senior Ryan Miling ran at a clip of 16:53.78 for sixth while freshman Daniel Grant finished right behind his teammate in 16:55.49 for seventh. Senior Bryan Brunelli turned in a measure of 16:55.90 for eighth while third-year runner James Pellerano rounded out the top 10 finishers with a 10th-place showing of 16:57.49

Southern Connecticut's Joseph Poulsen won the men's 5K in 16:35.40.

In dual-action against the Bulldogs, the Huskies outworked the host team by flooding the top of the podium with Ryan, Miling, Grant and Brunelli's times. Bryant's David Hurley broke NU's dominant performance with a fifth-place time of 16:56.77.

The Huskies look to build upon their first week of success at the James Madison Invitational on Saturday,  Sept. 12 in New Market, Va. at 10:00 a.m.