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Loretto, PA -- Central Connecticut extended its dynasty on Saturday, winning its eighth straight NEC Men's Cross Country Championship. In doing so, the Blue Devils became just the second NEC program in any sport to win eight consecutive conference titles. The Blue Devils scored 43 points at the 8K course in Loretto, PA to defeat Sacred Heart by 10 points.

With the victory, CCSU tied Quinnipiac women's cross country, which won eight in a row from 2005-12, for the most consecutive NEC championships. The Blue Devils placed five runners finish in the top-13, including senior Tyler Raymond (Terryville, CT/Terryville), who crossed the finish line second with a time of 26:57.6. Sophomores Austin Trainer (Port Jervis, NY/Port Jervis) and Alex Norstrom (Coventry, CT/Coventry) finished eighth and ninth, respectively. Trainer posted a time of 28:03.7 while Norstrom followed just 3.2 seconds behind in 28:06.9. Completing the top-15 for Central Connecticut were Derek French (Norwich, CT/Norwich Free Academy) and Malcolm Connor (Nronx, NY/Trumbull). The pair finished with times of 28:13.9 and 28:21.9 to finish 11th and 13th, respectively. All five earned All-Conference honors.

Continuing his dominance this season, Connor Rog (Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Prep) won the NEC individual title with a time of 26:48.4, more than nine seconds ahead of the field. He finished first of 69 runners to claim the NEC Outstanding Runner award. Rog, who won Saint Francis U's Father Bede Invitational in September, also received five NEC Athlete of the Week awards this season. Rog's win marked the second year in a row a Sacred Heart runner won the individual title. SHU's Sean Ferguson was the first to cross the tape a year ago.

Wagner's Liam Harris (Cork, Ireland/Kent School (CT)) finished just 33 seconds behind Rog to take third place overall and earn the NEC Freshman of the Year award. Harris was one of the top freshmen racing in the NEC all season and won three NEC Rookie of the Week awards.

Sacred Heart finished second with 43 points, while host Saint Francis U finished third with 53 points. Mount St. Mary's scored 120 points for a fourth-place finish, while Wagner completed the top five with 145 points. In sixth place was Bryant (151), followed by St. Francis Brooklyn (154). Fairleigh Dickinson rounded out the eight team field (204).

2016 Men's Cross Country All-Conference Team

PL	Name	#	School	Score	Time	Gap	Avg. Mile	Avg. KM
1	Rog, Connor	174	Sacred Heart	1	26:48.4	--	5:23.6	3:21.1
2	Raymond, Tyler	136	Central Connecticut	2	26:57.6	0:09.6	5:25.5	3:33.2
3	Harris, Liam	200	Wagner	3	27:21.4	0:33.4	5:30.2	3:25.2
4	Guerrera, Trevor	164	Sacred Heart	4	27:28.4	0:40.4	5:31.7	3:26.0
5	Porto, Luis	196	St. Francis Brooklyn	5	27:42.3	0:54.3	5:34.5	3:27.8
6	England, Bryce	180	Saint Francis (PA)	6	27:44.6	0:56.6	5:34.9	3:28.1
7	Duka, Milan	121	Bryant	7	27:46.2	0:58.2	5:35.2	3:28.3
8	Trainor, Austin	139	Central Connecticut	8	28:03.7	1:15.7	5:38.8	3:30.5
9	Norstrom, Alex	134	Central Connecticut	9	28:06.9	1:18.9	5:39.4	3:30.9
10	Phipps III, Gordon	183	Saint Francis (PA)	10	28:10.4	1:22.4	5:40.1	3:31.3
11	French, Derek	131	Central Connecticut	11	28:13.9	1:25.9	5:40.8	3:31.7
12	Fransham, Nick	154	Mount St. Mary's	12	28:16.8	1:28.8	5:41.4	3:32.1
13	Connor, Malcolm	129	Central Connecticut	13	28:21.9	1:33.9	5:42.4	3:32.7
14	Hadity, Joshua	14	Sacred Heart	14	28:24.5	1:36.5	5:42.9	3:33.1

   
NEC Outstanding Performer: Connor Rog, Sacred Heart