Men's Cross Country

Women Finish 22nd, Men Finish 28th at UMass.-Dartmouth Invitational

Posted: Sep 21, 2019

DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The Saint Joseph's College men's and women's cross country teams posted 28th and 22nd place finishes at the UMass.-Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday. The men posted 772 points in the five mile race while the women registered 617 points in the 5K event.

THE RUNDOWN – MEN:
WPI won the event with 61 points, just ahead of UMass Lowell (83) and Trinity (88) which saw senior Weyessa McAlister take home the individual championship after touring the course in 24:46 minutes.

FOR THE MONKS:

Sophomore Troy Hendricks (Hiram, Maine) led Saint Joseph's with a time of 26:47 in his impressive performance and placed 49th overall
Freshman Ricky Reyes (Worcester, Mass.) was 184th with a 30:16 effort
Junior Michael Mason (East Bridgewater, Mass.) toured the five mile course in 30:48 and was 194th overall
Junior Brandon Whitlock (Westbrook, Maine) was the fourth SJC runner to cross the line and placed 199th overall with a 30:58 performance
Freshman Devin Abbot (Berwick, Maine) finished 210th overall with a 31:45 time

THE RUNDOWN – WOMEN:
Holly Cross claimed the invitational title with 83 points, just nine ahead of runner-up Mount Holyoke, while Suffolk University senior Emily Manfra won the event with a 17:51 time, seven second ahead of runner-up Kialeigh Marston of Assumption.

FOR THE MONKS:

Freshman Camilla Grosso (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) paced the Monks and placed 86th overall with a 20:35 time
Freshman Kelsey Kennedy (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) was the second SJC runner to cross the finish line and was 104th with a 20:52 effort
Junior Holly Moores (Rollinsford, N.H.) finished 139th after touring the 5K course in 21:23
Sophomore Julia Heroux (Albion, R.I.) placed 166th with a 21:57 performance
Sophomore Lauren Fisher (Hampton Falls, N.H.) rounded out the top five SJC runners with a 22:04 time and placed 173rd overall

NEXT!
Saint Joseph's will compete in the Maine State Championship Invitational at Waterville, Maine (Colby) on Oct. 6th.

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.