Story courtesy of Rob Palardy, Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Information

BOSTON, Mass. – Fran Cusick (LEXINGTON, Mass./Arlington Catholic) ran faster than his previous best at the Saints Invitational with a time of 26:43.17. He beat his previous best time at this race by 16 seconds. The Lynx as a team finished tied for 10th place with New Hampshire Technical.

The men's team also beat Daniel Webster College and Mitchell College, two New England Collegiate Conference schools that Lesley will face off against at the NECC Championships.

Also on the men's side, Brian Axelrod (RIVER VALE, N.J./Pascack Valley) clocked in at 30:01.39 and Dillon Simmons (MIDDLEBORO, Mass./Middleboro) finished at 30:33.27. Gus Peluso (MIDDLETOWN, Md./Middletown) also ran a solid race with a time of 32:12.94.

On the women's side, Noa Kupfer (WOODBRIDGE, Conn./Amity Regional) led a Lynx squad that finished in 8th place as a team. Kupfer crossed the finish line at 20:15.23.

Elissa May (MIDDLEBORO, Mass./Middleboro) came in second for the Lynx with a time of 22:07.55 and Elize McKelvey (BALTIMORE, Ohio/Fairfield Union) came in right behind May at 22:18.21. Keryn Thorvaldsen (RIVERDALE, N.J./Pompton Lakes) ran well with a time of 22:58.93.

The Lynx will have two weeks off until the NECC Championships which will be held on Saturday, October 31 at Chicopee State Park starting at 10:00 am.