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Metzger, Ryan Earn All-New England Honors

Results

Dorchester, Mass. - Behind senior David Metzger (Ellington, Conn.), Stonehill posted a sixth place finish in the 94^th annual New England Cross Country Championships held at Franklin Park on Saturday afternoon.

The finish for the Skyhawks is the program's best since it collected a fourth place finish in 2003.

Individually, Metzger's fifth place finish is the best for a Stonehill runner ever, besting Mario Fraioli's seventh place finish in 2003. Metzger completed the five mile race in 25:10, ahead of Harvard's Chris Green and behind UMass-Lowell's Ruben Sanca.

Five slots behind Metzger was senior Joe Ryan (Chelmsford, Mass.) who crossed the line at 25:29.

With their performances, Both Metzger and Ryan earned All-New England honors. Ryan, who finished ninth a year ago, receives the honor for the second year in a row.

Freshman Kevin Gill (Brockton, Mass.), the second freshman to finish the race, came in 38^th with a time of 26:01.

Josh Andrews (Chelmsford, Mass.) finished in 87^th, while Dickie Gerry (Bow, N.H.) wrapped up the Skyhawks scoring contingent in 95th.

Boston College senior Patrick Mellea was the event's winner with a time of 24:45 and Brown, who also had two runners finish in the top 10, took the team title with 95 points.