The men's cross country team opened up its season on Saturday at half strength, running a split squad to a fourth place finish out of 20 teams at the Connecticut College Invitational.
The Jumbos racked up 97 points, behind Southern Connecticut State (68), The College of New Jersey (85), and New York University (92).
At the top, sophomore Joshua Kennedy and junior Matt Fortin both ran personal records. Kennedy finished fourth overall in 25:38 while Fortin finished sixth at 25:45. Senior Peter Bromka (26:03) finished 11th, while senior co-captain Brian McNamara was right behind him in 12th place with a time of 26:04. Sophomore Peter Goransson rounded out Tufts' top five, finishing 64th overall with a time of 27:48.
Under coach Connie Putnam, the Jumbos alternate runners throughout the first half of the season to keep rested for the second half. One of the squad's top runners, co-captain Nate Brigham, might not even race until September.
"I think we're pretty happy with how people ran," Kennedy said.
