Burke Leads BC to Seventh Place Finish

Saturday, October 1

Fayetteville, Ark.

9:45 A.M.

Boston College

Chile Pepper Festival

October 01, 2016 | Men's Cross Country

Eagles place in top ten at Chile Pepper Festival at Arkansas

Fayetteville, Ark.—

Meet Information
2016 Chile Pepper Festival
Fayetteville, Ark.
October 1st, 2016

BC Highlights
•           Boston College Men's Cross country team finished seventh out of 18 teams, which included some of the top programs in NCAA Division I.
•           Sophomore Sean Burke led the Eagles with a eighth place finish, crossing the line at a career-best 23:55.6, which knocked off over a minute off his previous best.
•           Senior Brian McDavitt finished at 25:02.7, which was good for 34^th place, while sophomore Sawyer Maher and senior Michael Stephens finished within two seconds of each other in 42^nd (25:21.8) and 43^rd (25:23.3) to round out to BC top-three.
•           Sophmore Ben Osipow was in 65^th place at 25:46.5 and senior Kevin Sullivan concluded the Eagles top-five in 80^th at 26:11.3.

Top Finishers
1.         Sean Burke – 23:55.6 ; 7^th place
2.         Brian McDavitt – 25:02.7 ; 34^th place
3.         Sawyer Maher – 25:21.8 ; 42^nd place

Up Next
•           The Eagles will be back in action on Saturday, October 8 at the New England Championships.