NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — The Wheaton College (Mass.) men's cross country team placed sixth at the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Championship this afternoon on the campus of host Smith College in Northampton, Mass.

No. 10 Massachusetts Institute of Technology won its 28th straight NEWMAC title with 25 points, while boasting the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh-highest finishers in the eight-kilometer race. Worcester Polytechnic Institute sophomore Everett Mosher (Chester, Vt.) crossed the finish line first to claim the conference individual crown.

The Lyons totaled 190 points. Their top five finishers were separated by just 11 spots.

Junior Finn Morris (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) placed 67th with a time of 28:15.0 with sophomore Nolan Bushnell (Rochster, Mass.) just 10 seconds behind to finish 70th with a mark of 28:25.1. Junior Dan McIntyre (Keene, N.H.) clocked in at 28:37.3 to place 74th and first year Jasper Rogers (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) was not far behind at 28:49.4 to finish 77th. First year Benjamin Oliveira (Taunton, Mass.) shaved a whopping 38 seconds off his personal best to place 78th with a 29:00.4 clip to round out the scoring for Wheaton.

First year David Aulisio (East Greenwich, R.I.) finished 82nd with a time of 29:05.4 for the Lyons and first year Luke Parr (Portland, Maine) was close behind in 88th place with a mark of 29:21.5. Junior Nathan Pires (Yarmouth, Maine) turned in a time of 29:35.1 to finish 95th.

Wheaton will run again on Saturday, November 14 when it competes at the NCAA Division III Northeast Regional at the Wainwright Sports Complex in South Portland, Maine.