The up-and-coming men’s cross country squad made significant strides this season. Relying on just two seniors for leadership, the Cougars improved their standing within the conference with a sixth place finish (174 points) – one position higher than last year – and three top-five team performances. Included in that huddle is a second place showing at the Roger Williams Invitational (RWU), and third at the Western New England College (WNEC) and Community College of Rhode Island Invitationals (CCRI), respectively. Although Clark placed fourth at the Worcester City Championships for the second straight season, they upped their point total by 12 points this fall.
Senior Thomas McCarthy, who topped the team with five first place finishes, paced Clark in a pair of those meets finishing eighth (27:27) at CCRI and ninth (28:36) at WNEC. Additionally, he was the first Cougar to cross the finish line with his 39th place performance (28:03.40) at the NEWMAC meet. Junior Caleb Evanter also picked up a couple of team victories with a 27th place showing (29:34.10) at the Smith Invitational and his time of 29:16 at Roger Williams. Both McCarthy and Evanter represented Clark at the NCAA Division III Regional Cross Country Championships, placing 133rd (27:07.08) and 186th (28:21.5), respectively.
Not only were they performers on the course, but Clark cross country achieved in the classroom as well. Thomas McCarthy ’08, Caleb Evanter ’09 and Lee Stone ‘09 were named to the NEWMAC All-Academic squad.
The Clark University men’s cross country team finished off its season with a seventh place showing at the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship meet.
The Clark men were paced by Thomas McCarthy, who came in 51st in a time of 29:53. Not far behind were Caleb Evanter (57th/30:22) and Dan Roberts (60th/30:24). Stephen Karger (68th/31:03) and John Fredrickson (76th/31:35) rounded out the Cougars’ top finishers.
The team’s best finish came at the Roger Williams Invitational where they placed 2nd of 12 total teams. McCarthy led the way for the Cougar men in the 8k, as he finished ninth with a time of 29:17. The meet marked the third of five races the junior runner finished first for Clark. Teammates Roberts and Evanter followed McCarthy’s pace, coming in at 11th (29:24) and 13th (29:30), respectively. Corey Leonard (42nd/31:18) and Karger (52nd/31:49) completed the point spots for the Clark squad.
Running in his first cross-country race in the Umass Dartmouth Invitational, Evanter paced the Cougar men with a time of 29:22 (120th). In the Worcester City Meet, the Cougar team, who finished 2nd at the event last year, dropped to a fourth place finish, but showcased several top times. McCarthy finished with his season-best time of 28:14 in the 8k race. Roberts reached his best time of the year at 29:06, while Karger ran his best race at 30:47.
The Cougar men’s and women’s cross country teams combined for 10 NEWMAC academic all-conference selections. John Frederickson ’09 (3.80), Stephen Karger ‘07 (4.11), Thomas McCarthy ’08 (3.50), Daniel Roberts ’07 (3.82), and Lee Stone ’09 (3.57) received All-Academic honors for the men’s squad.
Courtesy of Bill Cobb, Sports Information Intern
The Clark University men's cross country team concluded the 2005 season under the direction of fourth-year head coach Chris D'Aniello and third-year assistant coach Michelle Walmsley. This year's team finished fifth at the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship at Smith College.
A first-place team finish at the Roger Williams University Invitational highlighted the season for the Cougars. Leading the way for the Clark victory was returner Thomas McCarthy '08 (Scarborough, ME/Scarborough) with a 29:40 effort earning a fifth-place finish. Following McCarthy was Daniel Roberts '07 (Portland, ME/South Portland) in ninth place (30:16), Mitchell Paulin '07 (Norwell, MA/Sacred Heart) in 10th place (30:27) and 11th place finisher Ryan Olsson '07 (Foxboro, MA/Foxboro HS) (30:31). McCarthy captured this year's Worcester City Meet title with a 29:04 effort. In third place was Roberts with a time of 29:07. As a team, the Cougars finished second behind defending champions WPI.
Paced by Paulin at the NCAA Regional Meet, the Cougars placed 25th of 43 teams in a highly competitive field. Paulin finished 144th out of the 303 runners in a time of 28:44. Following close behind, teammate Stephen Karger '07 (Stamford, CT/Stamford) finished in 28:59 for 162nd place. McCarthy ran a 29:11 at the meet to finish in 172nd place. Corey Leonard '08 (Arlington, MA/Arlington) finished in 29:35 for 186th place followed by Roberts in 29:38 to finish number 190. Senior Joe Montesano (Loudonville, NY/LaSalle Institute) completed the course in a time of 30:16 earning him 211th place. Olsson finished in a time of 30:41 as the 222nd finisher.
A 21st-place finish at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational challenged many Cougars to earn their fastest times of the season. The top finisher for the Cougars was Roberts (127/255) with a season-best of effort of 27: 59. McCarthy earned a season-best o>f 28:18, which earned him 139th-place. Karger ran his best race of the year with a 28:30 (143) along with classmate Olsson, who finished in 28:35 (148). Paulin ran his fastest race of the season at 28:39 (150). Montesano ran a season-best effort of 29:05 (169/255). Leonard ran a season best of 29:26 (184).
The Clark University men’s cross country team concluded the 2004 season under the direction of third-year head coach Chris D’Aniello and second-year assistant coach Michelle Walmsley.
The men’s team kicked off the season with a dual-meet victory over Eastern Connecticut State University. Ryan Olsson ’06 opened the season with a first-place finish in a time of 29:45. At the Connecticut College Invitational, the competition pushed seven Cougars to record their season best times. Olsson again led the pack finishing with a season best effort of 28:26 earning 99th place out of a field of 270. Daniel Roberts ’07, with his season best time, crossed the line in 29:16 followed seconds later by co-captain Calvin Kwong ’05 (Methuen, MA/Methuen) who ran a season best 29:19. Mitchell Paulin ’07 was the top Clark runner at the Worcester City Meet with a time of 31:03 and a 14th place finish.
The Cougars showed their depth as a team with a top five showing at the Tri-State Meet (5th/15). Olsson was Clark’s top runner in 17th place (28:51) and three teammates followed up close behind him out of the field of 146 runners. Roberts was 24th (29:28), Paulin placed 28th (29:38) and Patrick McNamara ’08 finished 33rd (29:58). Olsson’s first-place finish at the Roger Williams Invitational with time of 29:30 (3rd) earned him recognition as the NEWMAC Runner of the Week. Additional top 10 finishers at the invitational included eighth-place finisher, Paulin, with a time of 30:27 and McNamara who finished 10th (30:37). Thomas McCarthy ’08 just missed the top ten with a 30:39 effort, which earned him 11th place.
Roberts led Clark at both the NEWMAC Championships, placing 46th with a time of 28:20, and at the New England Regional race finishing 149th (29:34) at the end of the season. Co-captain Ryan Small ’06 joined teammates Olsson, Paulin and McNamara as one of the top five Cougar finishers at the New England Regional. As a team, Clark placed seventh at the NEWMAC Championship and 30th at the NCAA DIII New England Regional.
Michael Agnelli ’05 improved his times from last season by more than six minutes, a feat that earned him this year’s Most Improved Runner award. Agnelli, a two-sport athlete, has been a four-year coxswain for the men’s crew team, which competes in regattas during the fall season and sprint races in the spring.
The 2003 men’s team had a solid year starting the season with wins over Eastern Connecticut State University and Elms College. Senior captain Jerome Boutaud led the Cougars finishing first with a time of 18:11 against Elms College. The Cougars followed the wins with back-to-back third-place finishes at the Roger Williams University Invitational and Regis College Invitational later in the season. First-year Daniel Roberts was Clark’s top finisher at Roger Williams with a 12th- place finish and a time of 29:41. He also led the team at Regis placing 11th in 29:07. The Cougars finished 10th at the NEWMAC Championship and 19th out of 33 at the ECAC Championship to conclude the season. First-year runners Ryan Olsson and Mitchell Paulin combined with Roberts to make an immediate impact in their first year at Clark. Roberts finished 32nd out of 98 runners (28:31.47) at the NEWMAC Championship, while Olsson finished 46th (29:06.84) and Paulin placed 47th (29:11.23). Boutaud also had a strong NEWMAC Championship finishing in 57th place. Roberts was Clark ’s top runner at the ECAC Championship finishing 73rd out of 236 runners.
In 2002, the men’s team were led by junior captains Eli Bass and Jerome Boutaud. Bass placed seventh in the Western New England College race with a time of 31:55 and was the Cougars’ top finisher at the conference championship placing 67th (31:58.09). Boutaud’s best time during the year was 30:57 finishing 20th at the Worcester City Meet. One of Clark’s leaders all season, he did not compete in the conference championship due to an injury. First-year Mike Myers improved dramatically throughout the season and finished as Clarks top runner at the NCAA New England Regionals. He placed 197th out of 268 (29:43).
The 1999 team finished 2-1 in dual meets.
Senior captain Chris Bonelli won the Anna Maria meet and finished seventh in the Worcester City Championship.
The Clark men's team won the Clark Invitational in 1998, beating Assumption and Fitchburg State for the title.
Head Coach Greg Marcotte '95 was the Worcester City Champion as a junior and senior after finishing as runner-up his sophomore year.
Greg Marcotte '95 won both the 1993 and 1994 Worcester City Championships after finishing as runner-up in 1992. Teammate Jim Jaworski '95 was also among the top 12 runners all three years.
In the 1994 season, Greg Marcotte '95 broke the Clark course record, covering the 4.9 mile course in 27:09 in a four-team race.