Falcons Soar At Keene State Invitational

Sheehy notches time of 27:29.6 with 29th place finish

Keene N.H. – The Fitchburg State University men's cross country team placed eighth overall at the 2019 Keene State Cross Country Invitational this afternoon with a total of 226 points.

Meet: Keene State XC Invitational
Place: Eighth – 226 Points

How It Happened

Junior Timothy Sheehy (Wakefield, R.I.) led the way for the Falcons with 28th place time of 27:29.6 over the 8K course, while freshman Matthew Catarius (Shrewsbury, Mass.) followed in 41st place with a time of 27:48.1.

Freshman Brian O'Sullivan (Templeton, Mass.) entered the chute next with a time of 27:49.1, while classmate Samuel Flint (Methuen, Mass.) was next for the Green and Gold, turning in a time of 28:06.5. Rounding out the top seven finishers for the Falcons were sophomore Trevor Fields (Shirley, Mass.) (28:55.6), sophomore Nicholas Sachetta (Billerica, Mass.) (29:09) and freshman Conor Dandy (Westminster, Mass.) (29:55.6).

Inside the Numbers

Fitchburg State placed second overall at last year's Keene State Cross Country Invite with a total of 48 points

Williams College won the 2019 Keene State Cross Country Invitational with a total of 54 points.

Sophomore Matyas Csiki-Fejer (Manchester, Mo.) of Suffolk placed first overall with a time of 25:57.3

Catarius, O'Sulliavan, Sachetta, junior Ian Poyant (Acton, Maine) and senior Brandon DiGregorio (Nashua, N.H.) all registered PR times for the Green and Gold on the afternoon

Up Next

Falcons will compete in the 2019 James Early Invitational next Saturday, hosted by Westfield State University, starting at 11:00 AM.