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LeDuc races to New England title in 5,000

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 5 – Connecticut College sophomore Mike LeDuc of Canton won the New England Division III championship in the 5,000 meters Friday at MIT. LeDuc won the race with a time of 14:36.76. Connecticut College finished 17th in the event.

A week earlier, Bentley University freshman Ned Furtney of Canton finished fifth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a personal best time of 10:27.64 at the MIT Invitational at Henry Steinbrenner Stadium.

Gerry deSimas, Jr., is the editor and founder of The Collinsville Press. He is an award-winning writer and has been covering sports in Connecticut and New England for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.

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