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OGTC wins men's title at 2019 Brown Bear Invitational!

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On Sunday, Sept. 29 the old goats traveled to Stanley Park in Westfield, MA to compete in the second race of the USATF New England XC grand prix. A few new faces made their debuts for the club including former Babson college standout runner Matt Dynan and recent WPI grad Remington Gaetjens. Emily Newman was the lone lady goat who raced in the women's 6k race and kicked off the racing by finishing 22nd in 26:15.5. The men's team won the title among USATF New England teams and was led in the 8k by Austin Scott's 2nd place finish in 26:17.6. Matt Dynan finished 11th in 27:36.7, Dan Mortimer finished 16th in 27:59.2, Matt Robasco was 34th in 28:37.4 and Remington Gaetjens was 51st in 29:22.1. Justin Trott ran 29:22.7 for a 52nd place finish, Kyle Gerlach was 53 in 29:22.9, Mike Brady was 64 in 30:08.0 and James Doty finished 91st in 31:50.7. The team looks to keep their momentum going Sun. Oct. 13 at the Wayland XC Festival.

OGTC kicks off the 2019 XC season at Greater Boston Track Club (GBTC) Invitational

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On Sunday, Sept. 8 the old goats took a trip to DCR Great Brook Farm State Park in Carlisle, MA to run a 5k. The men's team kicked things off by placing 3rd as a team, led by a 3rd overall finish in 16:14 by Austin Scott. Dan Mortimer placed 20th in 17:02, Kyle Morrison was 28th in 17:30 (His club debut!), Matt Robasco was 29th in 17:34 and Ryan Wittenberg was 30th in 17:35. Dave Goodrich ran 18:30, Justin Trott finished in 18:42 and Dan Wentworth ran 20:06. The women's team made their XC debut with a 5th place team finish, led by a 13th place finish in 21:13 by Julie Tevenan, a 19th place finish by Emily Newman in 22:11, a 27th place finish by Liz Turchiarelli in 23:10 (Also her club debut!), 45th by Carley Dykstra in 26:08 and 49th by Theresa Inzerillo in 27:19. The club races next and looks to keep the good performances coming at the Brown Bear Invitational at Stanley Park in Westfield, MA.