Babson Invitational in Wellesley, Mass.

Team				Bates Finishers
1. MIT	 		58	4.  Matt Twiest		25:59 
2. Brandeis		83	21. Mike Danahy		27:00
3. Coast Guard		89	23. Steve Dutton	27:04
4. BATES		97	26. Andrew Gruel	27:07
5. Springfield		175	27. Chris Lupo		27:08
6. Wesleyan		194	35. John McGrath	27:27
7. Keene State		247	37. Brendan Hahesy	27:31
8. Merrimack		262	40. John Cullinan	27:39
9. Salem State		298
10.Trinity		299
11.Southern Maine	309
12.Bryand		343
13.Stonehill		379
14.Bridgewater State	391

Junior All-American Matt Twiest (Albuquerque, N.M.) placed fourth, in 25:59, his best finish of the season to date. Danahy led a pack of Bobcats, finishing 21st in 27:00, just ahead of junior Steve Dutton (Londonderry, N.H.), who was 23rd in 27:04, first-year Andrew Gruel (Bridgewater, N.J.), 26th in 27:07, and sophomore Chris Lupo (Portsmouth, R.I.), who was 27th in 27:08.

With juniors John McGrath (Merrimack, N.H.) and Brendan Hahesy (Melrose, Mass.) placing 35th and 37th, the Bobcats were the first team to finish their fifth, sixth and seventh runners. Senior captain John Cullinan (Yonkers, N.Y.) placed 40th in 27:39, just out of Bates' scoring.