Vikings Finish 9th at Alliance Champioships
10/31/2009 3:14:34 PM
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- The Salem State Vikings took 9th place at the 2009 Alliance Championship meet hosted by Westfield State College at Stanley Park in Westfield, Mass.
The University of Southern Maine took the overall team title with Keene State finishing second.
Salem State junior Alex DeRosa (Saugus, Mass.) finished 24th individually with a time of 27:48 to lead Salem State. Mark Dawson (Peabody, Mass.) came in 33rd place overall in a time of 28:23 to finish one second better than freshman Israel Rodriguez (Somerville, Mass.) , who finished the 8k course in 28:24.
Salem State will compete at the ECAC championships next weekend. The scheduled start time is 10:00 AM.