Keene State College

Determined senior who has become the leader of the Owls cross country pack and be a key factor in distance events on the track....a team leader ready for a super senior season….Cross Country: 2009: earned All-Region with his 22nd place (26:05) at regionals…was fourth (25:56) at RPI, seventh (26:15) at KSC Invitational, and eighth at UMass-Dartmouth (25:09) and the LEC championships (27:04)…was KSC’s second runner (25:55) at the New England championships…2008: placed 10^th at ECAC championships (26:50) and 12th at LEC Alliance meet (26:22)....2007 finished seventh at LEC Championships (25:41)....Track: 2009-10:  Indoors, ran a 8:40.02 3k and 14:55.89 5K at Boston University…Outdoors, posted a time of 14:39.64 in the 5K at the Larry Ellis Invitational and a time of 31:03.27 in the 10K at the Penn Relays…Indoors 2008-09:Earned All-Division New England and was a member of LEC champion 4x800 relay squad...2007-08, earned All-LEC Alliance (4x400) and N.E. Division III (DMR) honors as a freshman...Outdoors 2009: posted career best 10K time of 31:33 at the Penn Relays...2008: won the 10,000m race at LEC Championships...qualified for N.E. Division III meet in the 5,000m...Before KSC:  came to Keene State from Newtown (Conn.) High where he earned All-State cross country honors as a junior....placed 35th at New England championship...junior team won state open meet....Eric is majoring in environmental studies and has a minor in biology.