Big Green Compete In NEICAAA Championships

Friday, October 11

Hopkinton, N.H.

ALL DAY

Dartmouth College

New England Championships

10/11/2024 9:23:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

By: Dan Richeal

HOPKINTON, N.H.—The Dartmouth cross country teams traveled the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEICAAA) Cross Country Championships on Friday. As a team the men's team placed eighth while the women's team did not generate a team score.

Patrick Dowd paced the Big Green as he finished 10^th overall with a time of 24:48.27. First year Noe Kemper was the second member of the Big Green to cross the line as he finished 18^th overall.

Senior DJ Matusz finished 32^nd overall with a time of 25:26.28. Asher Beck wasn't far behind Matusz as he finished 44^th with a time of 25:37.99. First year Keion Grieves closed out scoring for the Big Green as he finished 125^th. Tyler Schill and Ayush Saran finished 135^th and 166^th respectfully.

Anna Banovac was the top finisher on the women's side as she finished 26^th overall with a time of 18:32.45. Esme Huh and Erin Karas finished 32^nd and 33^rd with times of 18:45.52 and 18:47.64. Payton Weiner was the fourth and final member of the Big Green to cross as she placed 85^th with a time of 19:38.16.

Marjorie & Herbert Chase '30 Director of Dartmouth Track & Field and Cross Country, Mike Nelson was excited to see some great performances on Friday. "Today was a great opportunity to view the course that will host the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships in a few short weeks. We had several personal bests from the student-athletes that competed. We're happy with the progress that we're making, and we look forward to our next meet at Princeton. Go Big Green!"

The Big Green are back in action on Friday, Oct. 18 at the Princeton Invite.