Waterford, Conn. (October 16) -- The Saint Anselm men's cross country team placed 15th on Saturday at the Connecticut College Invitational, hosted at Harkness Park. The Hawks finished the meet with 399 points and were the third Division II team to finish. UConn and Tufts shared the overall team title.

Leading the way was senior Drew Matthews (Madison, Conn.) in 40th place as he covered the eight-kilometer course in 26:47, running at a 5:24 pace. Following Matthews was freshman Kevin Soucey (Windham, N.H.), who placed 68th in 27:15 for a 5:29 pace per mile. Co-captains John Surabian (Saugus, Mass.) and Christopher Powers (Haverhill, Mass.) also broke 30 minutes in the race, with Surabian placing 144th in 28:38 and Powers posting a 162nd-place finish in 29:08.

The Hawks are off until November 7th, when the team travels to Stonehill College for the Northeast-10 Championship.

Complete Saint Anselm Results
40. Drew Matthews - 26:47
68. Kevin Soucey - 27:15
144. John Surabian - 28:38
162. Christopher Powers - 29:08
183. Benjamin Fox - 30:01
187. Michael Musso - 30:23
206. Andrew Marden - 32:52
207. Chris Chaves - 33:01
210. Brian O'Leary - 33:38
212. Michael Hayden - 33:51
222. Mark Fahey - 37:56