Men's Cross Country Finishes 7th at CC Championships

Oct. 27, 2007

LANCASTER, Pa. - Harrison Miller was Franklin & Marshall's top finisher at the Centennial Conference Men's Cross Country Championship hosted by F&M on Saturday. Miller clocked a 27:57 to take 31st place, leading F&M to a seventh place finish in the nine-team field. Haverford, paced by individual champion, Donald Letts, took its 15th consecutive championship. Letts ran a 25:50. Haverford swept the first four places.

Diplomat freshman Ryan Bell was the second runner to cross taking 40th place in 28:18. Four runners finished in the 60's for F&M. Erik Olsen took 61st (29:09), Ryan Birnbaum took 65th (29:24), Chris Desilets finished 67th in 29:27, and Josh Laster crossed 68th (29:31). Franklin Dekker rounded out F&M's scoring seven with a 74th place finish, wrapping up the 8k circuit in 29:42.

The Diplomats return to action on November 10th at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championship.