In a meet comprised almost entirely of Division I competition, Griffin crossed the finish line in 25:29 to lead the way for the Pride. Brian Fuller (Ludlow, Mass.) was the next finisher for Springfield in 60th place while Jeff Bartlett (West Newbury, Mass.) finished in 89th.
Troy French (Antrim, N.H) (97th) and Mike DeCrescenzo (New Milford, Conn.) (101) rounded out the scoring for the Pride on the afternoon.
The Pride return to action at the NEWMAC Championships on October 27. The Championships will be held at Smith College in Northampton, Mass.
Bryan Brown will enter his third season as the head men's cross country coach in the fall of 2013. Brown, who was a former All-American at Springfield College in track, is the reigning NEWMAC Coach of the Year after leading Springfield to its second-straight second-place finish at the conference championships a year ago .
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