Falcons Host Annual Jim Sheehan Memorial Alumni Invite
Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University men’s cross country team hosted its annual Jim Sheehan Memorial Alumni Invitational this afternoon at the Doyle Conservation Center, placing fourth overall with 94 points.
Movsessian paces Fitchburg State with eighth place time of 26:54
Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University men's cross country team hosted its annual Jim Sheehan Memorial Alumni Invitational this afternoon at the Doyle Conservation Center, placing fourth overall with 94 points.
Meet: Jim Sheehan Memorial Invite
Place: 4th – 94 Points
How It Happened
Junior Jacob Movsessian (New Ipswich, N.H.) led the way for the Falcons with an eighth place time of 26:54 over the 8K course, while classmate Timothy Sheehy (Wakefield, R.I.) followed in ninth place with a time of 27:12.
Newcomer Samuel Flint (Methuen, Mass.) was next into the chute with time of 27:37 to finish 16th overall, while fellow freshman Matthew Catarius (Shrewsbury, Mass.) notched a time of 28:30 with a 27th place effort. Rounding out the top seven finishers for the Green and Gold were junior Joe Weston (Middleton, Mass.) (29:19), sophomore Trevor Fields (Shirley, Mass.) (29:24) and sophomore Nicholas Sachetta (Billerica, Mass.) (30:00) in 42nd, 43rd and 54th place respectively.
Inside the Numbers
Fitchburg State placed second overall at last year's Jim Sheehan Memorial Invite with a total of 23 points
UMass Dartmouth won the 2019 Jim Sheehan Memorial Alumni Invitation with a total of 42 points.
Junior Joseph Hickey (Winthrop) of the University of New England placed first overall at the 2019 Jim Sheehan Memorial Alumni Invitation with a time of 25:22.
Up Next
Falcons will compete at the 2019 Corsair Cross Country Invite on Saturday, September 21st, hosted by UMass Dartmouth at 11:00 AM.