BOSTON, Mass. – The Worcester State University men's cross country team took ninth place out of 23 teams at the Suffolk Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

The Lancers placed two runners in the top 20, with Andrew Fottler (Chelmsford, Mass.) finishing 16^th and Patrick Carleton (Tewksbury, Mass.) placing 17^th. Fottler, the reigning MASCAC Runner of the Week, ran the 8K course in a time of 26:27. Carleton was just four seconds behind his teammate.

All five Lancers who contributed to the team score placed in the top-100 of a field of 225 student-athletes. Wayne Carey (Shrewsbury, Mass.) finished the course in 28:20, good for 53^rd place. Ethan Goodreau (Spencer, Mass.) took 81^st, while Robert Doig (Ashby, Mass.) was the 100^th athlete to cross the finish line.

Dartmouth College won the overall event, while Colby's Tyler Morris took the individual crown.

The women's team raced four student-athletes, with Kasey Clark (Dudley, Mass.) leading the way with a 47^th place finish. Clark finished her 5K in 25:50, while her classmate Erica Hanlon (Shrewsbury, Mass.) was just four spots back in 26:01.

Sophomore Caitlin Conneely (Tewksbury, Mass.) was 72^nd with a time of 26:37, and Cassidy Lefferts (Palmer, Mass.) finished her race in 29:02, placing 120^th.

After an extra week of training, the Lancers will run at the MASCAC Championships in Leominster, Massachusetts on October 30^th.