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BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Tony Chase clocked an 8K time of 27:14 to best the next closest competitor by 73 seconds as the University of New England claimed the inaugural Ron Ouellette Invitational on Saturday (Sep. 11) in men's cross country action at Rotary Park.

The meet was named for the former UNE cross country coach, who retired after 20 years at the helm in 2019. He guided the programs to a combined nine conference championships, received a dozen Coach of the Year honors, and was inducted into the institution's Hall of Fame in 2017.

In the team standings, the Nor'easters scored 20 to triumph over Saint Joseph's College of Maine (57) and Wentworth Institute of Technology (63) in the four-team field. Jacob Huberdeau of the Monks was second individually with a time of 28:27.

UNE received contributions to Chase's winning effort from Jeff Waters (3rd, 29:01), Xander Vitarelli (4th, 29:20), Nolan Alexander (5th, 29:34), and Diego Fernandez (7th, 29:51). From the field of 36, the next three runners across the line were also Nor'easters, in Kyle Boucher, KJ Jasani, and Jack O'Connor.

UNE will visit the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth next Saturday.