WALTHAM, Mass. – Two weeks after opening the season by taking second place in the Hartford Invitational, the Bentley men's cross country team is ready for the UMass Dartmouth Invitational Saturday, Sept. 20. The 8K race will start at approximately 11:20 a.m. at the Robert Dowd Cross Country Course.

Joaquin Adderly, Tyson Arnold, Jason Fournier, Patrick Gray, Zachary Lemberger, Akhilesh Maqtedar, Matty Sullivan, Trevor Waldstein, Mason Behl, Rocco Bueti, Anthony Cronin, Steven D'Alessandro, Michael Hemme, Max Lampe, Jeff Warnock, and Paul Zorn are all expected to compete for Bentley.

D'Alessandro made a big first impression for the 2025 season, placing eighth in the Hartford Invitational. His 5K time was 16:20.5. Mason Behl and Michael Hemme finished 12^th and 13^th, respectively. Behl's time was 16:32.5, and Hemme finished in 16.38.6.

The Falcons ran in the 2024 UMass Dartmouth Invitational, placing 13^th out of 44 teams. Among Bentley returners this season, Mason Behl led the way in last year's meet with a time of 26:31.81. That time was 85^th out of 342 runners.

Following this weekend, Bentley's next meet is the New England Championships in Hopkinton, N.H. (Oct. 10).