Posted: Sep 10, 2022
3rd Place Finish for Falcons at Maple Syrup Challenge
Randolph, VT. – The Fitchburg State men's cross country team placed third at the Maple Syrup Challenge hosted by Vermont Tech on Saturday afternoon.
The Basics
Meet: Vermont Tech, Maple Syrup Challenge
Place: 3rd place, 99 points (11 Teams)
How It Happened
- Junior Taban Manyok (Lynn, Mass.) crossed the 8k course with a time of 28:26.90, finishing first for the Falcons and securing sixth place overall.
- Freshmen Michael Burns (Worcester, Mass.) and senior Cameron Davis (Gardner, Mass.) finished in the top 20 with times of 31:14.45 and 31:30.26, respectively.
- Senor Tyssen LaBombard (Shelburne Falls, Mass.) finished fourth for the Falcons and 26th overall with a time of 33:17.37, while sophomore Aidan Cattelan (West Hartford, Conn.) rounded out the Green and Gold scoring in 33rd place (34:16.72)
- Other Finishers: Junior Angelo Pinto (Chaplin Conn.) 35th (34:39.33) and freshman Brady Madigan (Ayer, Mass.) 43rd (37:05.56)
- Middlebury won the meet with a total of 15 points. Saint Michael's finished in second (59 points), while Fitchburg State rounded out the top three (99 points).
Up Next
The Falcons return to action on Saturday (9/17) as they compete at the 2022 UMass Dartmouth Invitational.