Boston College Athletics
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New England Championships
Ritchie Wins New England Championship
October 11, 2008 | Men's Track & Field
Oct. 11, 2008
BOSTON, Mass. - Senior Timothy Ritchie crossed the finish line at Franklin Park in 24:35, one second better than UMass Lowell's Ruben Sanca, to win the individual New England Championship on October 11. His performance helped the Boston College men's cross country team to a ninth place finish.
Ritchie and Sanca's one second differential was the closest since 2005. Ritchie became the fourth individual to win the New England Championship for Boston College and the second in a row as Patrick Mellea won the race last season. John Clopeck was the New England champion in 1984 and George Lemond was BC's first champ back in 1924.
The Eagles finished with 299 points. UMass Lowell came in first with 79 points with New Hampshire and Brown coming in second and third, respectively. Dartmouth and UMass rounded out the top five.
Senior David Emerson placed 12th overall in the event with a time of 25:02. Seniors James LaGreca and Patrick Viklund finished 70th and 76th, respectively, with times of 25:54 and 25:56.
Junior Justin Wheat crossed the line in 26:41 for a 140th place finish while sophomores Philip Woerner and Ryan Kiracofe recorded times of 26:43 and 26:57, respectively.
The men's team will take a week off before returning to Franklin Park for the Mayor's Cup on October 26.
