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

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.













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