WEST HAVEN, Conn. – The University of New Haven men’s and women’s cross teams competed in the Central Connecticut State University Mini Meet on Friday afternoon in New Britain, Conn.

The men’s team collected 104 points on the day, placing them in a two-way tie with Providence College for third place. CCSU won the event with a final score of 21, followed by Sacred Heart (93), New Haven (104), Providence (104), Stony Brook (111), Quinnipiac (124), Farleigh Dickinson (181) and Assumption College (210).

Samuel Montclair led the way for the Chargers as he completed the event with a time of 15:50, good enough for 18th place. Matthew Dunham followed closely behind Montclair, crossing the finish line with a mark of 15:59. Timothy Nohelty (16:08), Ryan Freitas (16:16) and Patrick Leach (16:36) rounded out the top five for the team.

The women’s team captured seventh place in the nine-team run. UCONN took first place with a score of 50 points, followed by Quinnipiac (63), Providence (70), CCSU (86), Stony Brook (121), Farleigh Dickinson (184), UNH (185), SCSU (218) and Assumption (229).

Dominique Stasulli led the Chargers with a time of 10:56 on the afternoon. Lauren DiMitruck (11:09), Tania Bernardino (11:31), Bridget Faria (11:42) and Shannon Gagne (13:17) rounded out the top five for New Haven.

The Chargers return to action on November, 7 with the 2010 Northeast-10 Conference Cross Country Championships in North Easton, Mass.