Cross Country Finishes 11th at Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown

Friday, September 24

Boston, MA

12:30 p.m.

Battle at Beantown

Cross Country Finishes 11th at Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown

9/24/2021 2:16:00 PM | Cross Country

BOSTON, Mass. – The University at Buffalo men's cross country team competed in the heavily contested Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown on Friday afternoon. Due to inclement weather in the Boston area, the 8k race was moved from 3:30 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. The team finished in 11^th place out of 20 with a score of 349 points. Over 165 runners competed at this year's event, including nationally ranked programs.

Leading the way for the Bulls was Scott Loforte who finished 55^th with a time of 25:26. Armani Merlino was just 3-seconds behind for a 59^th place finish. Ryan Buzby ran a nice race finishing in 25:45 for 69^th place. Alex Hislop ran his first 8k race of the year as he finished 97^th in 26:11 as Thomas Flannery finished 101^st in 26:16 to round out the top-five for the Bulls. Patrick Hazlitt (26:45 – 116^th), William Marchant (26:51 – 123^rd), Michael Neeson (27:57 – 154^th), and Sean O'Brien (DNF) also competed for the team.

"The men got out well, but settled too far back," Associate Head Coach Todd Witzleben said. "It wasn't the finish we were hoping for. There's lots of work to be done before we return to this course for the NCAA Regional in November."

The Bulls are back in action next Friday as they travel to Bethlehem, Pa. for the historic Paul Short Invite hosted by Lehigh University.

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Buffalo Finishes
55. Scott Loforte – 25:26
59. Armani Merlino – 25:29
69. Ryan Buzby – 25:45
97. Alex Hislop – 26:11
101. Thomas Flannery – 26:16
116. Patrick Hazlitt – 26:45
123. William Marchant – 26:51
154. Michael Neeson – 27:57
Sean O'Brien – DNF