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Men’s cross country rounds out 2023 with highest NCAA Regional score in two decades

This past Friday, the University of Rhode Island cross country team competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Regional Championship, concluding their season with a 20th place finish. Going into Friday’s meet, the Rams were projected to place 20th of the 37 schools that competed, according to URI Distance Coach Brian Doyle. URI’s region is…

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Decorated fifth-year runner leaves legacy of passion, leadership, determination

A Profile: Ben Fleischer Ben Fleischer, a fifth-year student at the University of Rhode Island, has had a decorated collegiate career that includes six consecutive conference championships and three consecutive New England Championships between track and field and cross country. Fleischer is from Scotch Plains, New Jersey and started attending URI in fall 2019. Fleischer…

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Men’s track finish second at Uconn Northeast Challenge in record-breaking weekend

Fifth-year Jonathan Buchanan was URI’s top finisher in the hammer throw, finishing fifth overall with a 59.52 meter throw. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island track and field team rewrote the record book this past weekend in Storrs, Connecticut at the UConn Northeast Challenge. One week after the URI men’s track and field…

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