HANOVER, Ind.  --  Junior Tyler Jasud (Rumford, Maine) and freshman Alex Gomes (Peabody, Mass.) of the University of Southern Maine men's cross country team each posted a Top 100 finish Saturday at the NCAA Division III National Championship held at Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana.
       
Jasud finished 43rd among the 278 finishers while Gomes came home in 97th place overall. Jasud covered the eight-kilometer course in a time of 25 minutes, 5.35 seconds.  His time was less than six seconds behind the final All-American spot (35th), and the 43rd place finish matched the program's best finish turned in last year by Curtis Wheeler.  Gomes posted a time of 25:36.90 and was the seventh finisher among the first-year runners competing.
       
Junior Peter Kosgei of Hamilton College was the individual winner posting a time of 24:22.03. Cortland (N.Y.) State took the team title with 80 points followed by North Central College with 115 and Williams College with 129 points.

For complete results of the 2008 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship, click here.