Eagles Finish Third at Princeton Fall Classic

Friday, October 16

Princeton, NJ

Boston College

Princeton Fall Classic

October 16, 2026 | Men's Cross Country

All scoring runners place in the top-50

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Boston College Men's Cross Country team delivered a strong performance at the Joe Handelman '52 Fall Classic, hosted by Princeton on Friday at the Princeton XC Course, finishing third overall with 128 points. The Eagles trailed only team champion No. 8 Syracuse (39 points) and second-place William & Mary (82 points) in a competitive 20-team field.

Leading the way for Boston College across the 8k layout was John Garvey, who set the pace for the Eagles' pack, securing a top-10 individual finish in ninth place overall with a time of 24:23.0. Close behind in the scoring group was Aidan Brancaccio in 18th place with a time of 24:35.5, alongside Nick Loffredo in 25th place at 24:43.7. Roman Sierpina crossed shortly after in 28th place with a time of 24:50.9.

Ben Andrus closed out the scoring lineup for Boston College, finishing 49th overall (48th scoring position) in 25:15.4 to round out the team's top five.

The Eagles rounded out their lineup with performances from Sean Fleming (25:29.1, 63rd place), Tommy Flynn (25:39.1, 74th place), John Bianchi (25:50.1, 89th place), and George Blaha (26:34.8, 131st place).

Men's 8K Championship – Results

9th - John Garvey (24:23.0)*
18th - Aidan Brancaccio (24:35.5)*
25th - Nick Loffredo (24:43.7)*
28th - Roman Sierpina (24:50.9)*
49th - Ben Andrus (25:15.4)*
63rd - Sean Fleming (25:29.1)
74th - Tommy Flynn (25:39.1)
89th - John Bianchi (25:50.1)
131st - George Blaha (26:34.8)

* - Denotes scoring runners