Orono, Maine -- Jesse Orach began his senior season with a bang as he took home first place in Maine's cross country season opener against Army on Friday afternoon. The Black Bears fell to Army overall in the meet, 20-37.

Orach paced the field, crossing the line first with a final time of 25:36.30. Army took second through sixth with Maine's Aaron Willingham finished seventh at 26:01.06. Jacob Johns placed eighth at 26:06.56 while Levi Frye rounded out Maine's top-10 finishers with a ninth place showing in 26:09.08.

The Black Bears return to action on Saturday, Sept. 11 when they travel to take on UMass at 11 a.m.

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