KEENE, N.H. – Senior Max Goodman (South Salem, N.Y.) placed 13th to lead the Plymouth State University men's cross country team to a seventh-place team finish at the Keene State Invitational at Owl Athletic Complex on Saturday.
 
Goodman placed third among Little East Conference (LEC) competitors, completing the 8K course in 25:31.8. Junior Noah Francis (Bethlehem, N.H.) placed 56th in 26:38.2, while sophomore Alex LeClair (Presque Isle, Maine) was less than a second off his personal-record pace, placing 64th in 26:42.6.
 
Plymouth State placed just behind LEC rivals Keene State (fifth) and Eastern Connecticut State (sixth) in the final team standings, but ahead of Southern Maine, WestConn, UMass Dartmouth and Rhode Island College. The field included 286 runners representing 31 teams from throughout New England.
 
 
The Basics:

• Keene State Invitational – 7th of 31 Teams

Notable Team Results:

• Williams (1st – 55), MIT (2nd – 58), Bowdoin (3rd – 91), Keene State (5th – 99), Eastern Connecticut (6th – 209), Plymouth State (7th – 254), Southern Maine (10th – 312), WestConn (17th – 496), UMass Dartmouth (22nd – 638), Rhode Island College (26th – 799)

 Individual Results:   
 
Up Next:

• Plymouth State returns to the course on Oct. 17 for the Western New England University Invitational, its final tune-up before the Little East Conference Championship at the end of the month.