BRONX, N.Y. – The Fairfield University men's cross country team capped the fall of 2015 with a ninth-place finish at the IC4A Championship at Van Cortlandt Park. Sam Daly paced the Stags on the 8K course, finishing 17th in a field of 183 harriers.

Daly's time of 26:16.2 landed him in the top 10 percent of the extensive field. He was closely followed by 26th-place performer Dan DeBlock with a mark of 26:40.0. Nolan Parsley was the third Stag to cross the line at 27:08.9 in 56th place.

Mike Flanagan was also in the top half of the field with a mark of 27:30.1 to land in 76th. Jordan Dixon completed his freshman campaign as one of the Stags' scoring quintet with a time of 28:03.5, finishing just ahead of classmates Scott Daly (28:03.8) and Michael Mullaney (28:10.3).

The Stags' ninth-place showing put them ahead of 13 teams, including MAAC opponents Canisius and Rider and crosstown rival Sacred Heart.

The team title went to Northeastern, which boasted three of the top eight and five of the top 36 finishers. Chad Maloy of Canisius was the individual pacesetter with a mark of 25:28.4.