Ben Williams Leads the Big Green to Second Place Finish

Saturday, September 14

Hanover, N.H.

ALL DAY

Dartmouth College

Maribel Sanchez Souther Invite

Photo by: Cayla Fernandes

Ben Williams Leads the Big Green to Second Place Finish

9/14/2024 1:52:00 PM | Men's Cross Country

Results (TFRRS)

Dartmouth has four top ten finishers

By: McKenzie Yi

HANOVER, N.H. - The Dartmouth men's cross country team finished second at the Maribel Sanchez Souther XC Invitational on Saturday morning. Leading the Big Green was senior Ben Williams who ran 25:51.40 and placed fourth.

"The men put on another pretty good performance," said Ben True '08 the Interim Cross Country/Distance Coach.

"The goal was to work into the race and have a really strong finish. Ben Williams led the charge, and he moved up very well in the last 2k of the race. We were able to put a bunch of runners right there near the front, just MIT had a few more in front of us. But it was a good performance from everybody."

Junior Eric Sankey placed sixth and ran 25:56.50.

First-year Max Miller made his collegiate debut running a 26:09.90 placing ninth.

Senior Maclean Hadden ran 26:10.60 placing tenth.

Sophomore Ashton Bange placed eleventh running 26:14.90.

Junior Evan Bork finished with a time of 26:16.60 placing twelfth.

Junior Baker Pashea ran a 26:20.80 placing thirteenth.

Senior Alex Craig finished fourteenth running a 26:25.80.

First-year David Jiang ran 26:35.20 placing seventeenth.

Junior DJ Matusz ran 26:37.80 placing eighteenth.

First-year Asher Beck finished twenty-ninth running a 28:01.40.

Sophomore Tyler Schill ran 28:26.80 placing thirty-fifth.

"Today I thought our athletes competed really well and I'm happy for their efforts," said Mike Nelson the Marjorie & Herbert Chase '30 Director of Dartmouth Track & Field and Cross Country.

"It was a beautiful day and that always makes things a bit easier for everyone involved but a beautiful course, a beautiful day, and solid competition. I hope in the years to come we can make this a bigger meet and have an alumni gathering here in Hanover. I think all the pieces are in place for this course to be amazing and be one of the best in the Northeast."

The Big Green prepare to run in the Codfish Bowl on September 21 in Boston, Mass.