HOPKINTON, N.H. – Senior Dylan Flewelling (Oakland, Maine) headed the Plymouth State University men's cross country team at the NCAA Division III East Regional Championships at the Hopkinton Fair Grounds hosted by Suffolk University on Saturday afternoon.
 
Flewelling looked to cash in on at least one more opportunity for a strong performance, and he did just that. He finished 19th overall in a near career-best of 25:31.55. He is the third athlete to finish inside the top 20 at the regional championships since Plymouth State reinstated men's cross country in the Fall of 2013. His placement gives him a chance at a spot in the NCAA Division III National Championships next weekend. The NCAA will reveal its field of qualifying teams and athletes on NCAA.com on Sunday (Nov. 17) by 3:00 p.m.
 
Plymouth State finished tenth overall, which is the third time in as many years that the Panthers placed in the top ten at these championships.
 
 
The Basics:

• NCAA Division III East Regionals – 10th of 33 Teams

Team Scores:

• MIT (1st – 43), Tufts (2nd – 61), WPI (3rd – 128), Keene State (9th – 254), Plymouth State (10th – 355), UMass Dartmouth (13th – 407), Southern Maine (16th – 470)

How it Happened:

• Flewelling led the Panthers with a top 20 finish in a time of 25:31.55.
• Senior Connor Wilcox (Colchester, Conn.) followed, finishing inside the top 40 with a time of 25:59.76.
• The duo of juniors Max Goodman (South Salem, N.Y.) and Luke Cloutier (Lyman, Maine) nabbed spots among the top 100 in 27:13.69 and 27:25.97, respectively.
• Freshman Noah Francis (Bethlehem, N.H.) closed out the Panthers' top-five in a time of 27:59.28.
• Sophomore Angelo DeLuca (Lynnfield, Mass.) and senior Eli Roth (Stamford, Conn.) were the final two runners for PSU's top seven, as they crossed the line under the 29-minute barrier in 28:02.47 and 28:59.25, respectively.