By Tiffany Williams –
The WPI men’s cross country team opened the 2025 season with a strong third-place finish at the Suffolk Short Course Classic on Saturday at the Mark Coogan Cross Country Course. Senior Everett Mosher (Chester, VT) led the Engineers in his cross country debut, placing fourth overall in 15:42.19. Sophomore Drew O’Reilly (Syracuse, NY) followed closely, finishing sixth in 15:48.34.
Senior Brinson Wyche (Corvallis, MT) was next for WPI in 18th at 16:10.92, followed by senior Thomas Skerry (Dedham, MA) in 20th at 16:16.68 and sophomore Jackson Sobelman (Redding, CT) in 21st at 16:20.51 to round out the scoring five. Sophomore Colin Britner (Hampton, CT) finished 24th in 16:24.91, and freshman Henry Jacobsen (Bolton, MA) crossed 32nd in 16:30.65. Freshman Giuseppe Villani (Shrewsbury, MA) was 43rd in 16:40.43, and junior Ryan Coceano (Cinnaminson, NJ) finished 51st in 17:02.81.
NCAA Division I Holy Cross swept the top three individual spots, led by winner Liam Lyons in 15:15.09, and took the team title with 26 points. New Hampshire finished second with 52, while WPI earned 67 points to claim the third-place podium finish and the highest placement among NCAA Division III teams. The Engineers return to action on Saturday, September 20, at the Wesleyan Cardinal Invitational in Middletown, CT, with an 11 a.m. start.