BOSTON, Mass—Maine men's cross country finished 18 at the New England Cross Country championships at Franklin Park in Boston on Saturday.
 
Aaron Willingham once again led the pack for Maine finishing 11 with an overall time of 25:20.54 in the eight kilometer race.
 
Senior Jacob Terry finished at 26:45.20 in 95th while sophomore Ethan Orach followed closely behind him with a 26:50.84 time. James Olivier finished with a 27:27.27 final in his second collegiate meet.
 
Cooper Nelson posted a 29:01.40 time, while Travis Nickerson rounded out the group of participants with a 29:05.73 race finish.
 
The Black Bears competed against 26 other New England colleges and had six runners participate in the 171 field race with an average team time of 27:05.05. The team improved from last year's 22 overall finish 
 
Maine's next meet is the America East Championships on Oct. 27 in Nashua, New Hampshire.