Men's ResultsBRISTOL, R.I. – Damon Kilgore (Londonderry, N.H.) earned Commonwealth Coast Conference Runner of the Year after winning the race with a time of 25:49.44. The talented sophomore completed one of the most impressive seasons in program history with his fifth individual victory of the season.
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The Roger Williams University Men's Cross Country team had its streak of 14 straight Commonwealth Coast Conference Championships snapped, as Wentworth Institute of Technology claimed the 2015 CCC Championship.
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Roger Williams, who finished the championship as conference runners-up, had won every conference title since 2001. Wentworth, in just its second season as a varsity sport, earns its first conference title in school history after finishing as CCC Runner-Up last season. Wentworth's Matt Moyen was also recognized as CCC Coach of the Year.
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Wentworth's Daniel McSolla (Bridgewater, Mass.), Patrick Hopkins (Lansdale, Pa.), and Alex Robbins (Mansfield, Mass.) took second, third, and fourth place with respective finishes of 26:24.47, 26:25.17, and 26:27.83.
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Cameron Vallie (Nashua, N.H.) and Paul Mangiafico (Newtown, Conn.) of the University of New England also earned All-Commonwealth Coast Conference honors with respective fifth and sixth-place finishes of 26:37.01 and 26:43.17. Vallie was also recognized as CCC Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
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Endicott's Austin Landry (Readfield, Maine) claimed the honor of Commonwealth Coast Conference Rookie of the Year, taking eighth place in 26:47.59.
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Roger Williams' Doug Sasso (Watertown, Conn.) and Chris Busby (Merrimack, N.H.) were the final runners named to the All-CCC team after finishing ninth and tenth with times of 26:49.14 and 26:51.61.
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Eastern Nazarene was honored with the CCC Team Sportsmanship Award.
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Wes Nelson (Charlton, Mass.) finished off his stellar four-year career with an 18
th overall finish as Gordon's second best racer. Freshman Josef Bandy (Wilmore, Ky.) was the third Scot to cross the end line in 31
st place with a time of (28:33). Matt Nilan (Valley Cottage, N.Y.) and Jesse Edwards (Antrim, N.H.) made up the rest of Gordon's points for the race.Â
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