The NEICAAA Championship annually features Division I, II, and III programs from across the country, providing tough competition for each team that enters the race. Boston University, ranked No. 13 in the Division I New England regional poll claimed first place, while top finishing Division III program No. 4 Amherst College took second overall. The Engineers finished ninth overall and second among Division III teams at this year's race, for the second consecutive season.
MIT freshmen duo Dennis Maloney (New Albany, Ohio) and Daniel Weiss (Naperville, Ill.) shined for the Engineers on Saturday morning. Maloney finished first for the Cardinal and Gray and 29th overall with a time of 25:23.34, while Weiss crossed the finish line right behind him, 38th overall, at 25:28.93. Maloney improved upon his time from last weekend's Purple Valley Classic by 54.77 seconds, while Weiss also bested his time from a week ago by 49.36 seconds.
Sophomores Colin Godwin (Cary, N.C.) and Benjamin Freed (Frederick, Md.) raced to third and fourth, respectively, for MIT. Godwin clocked in 56th overall with a time of 25:38.83, taking nearly 90 seconds off from last weekend's race, while Freed crossed the stripe 70th at 25:47.07. Classmate Alex Knoedler (Canon City, Colo.) rounded out the top-five times for the Engineers with a 99th place finish at 26:03.51. In the field of 252 runners, the men's team placed five of its six runners in the top 100 finishers among elite teams from across New England.
The Engineers race again next weekend at the Connecticut College Invitational held at Harkenss Park in Waterford, Conn., with a start time expected for 11:00 a.m.
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