GORHAM, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College men's and women's indoor track and field teams kicked off the 2015-16 campaign with an appearance in the University of Southern Maine Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

THE RUNDOWN – WOMEN:

• Graduate student Heather Eaton (Lincolnville, Maine) was third in the 3000-meter (11:28.89)
• Junior Marisa Lundy (Merrimac, Mass.) placed third in the 600-meter (1:156.25)
• Senior Riley Jones (Winslow, Maine) finished third in the 1000-meter (3:59.91)
• Freshman Sarah Curtin (Strafford, N.H.) finished fourth in the 3000-meter (11:44.31)
• The Monks 4x200 meter relay finished fifth with a 2:05.08 effort
• Junior Kristina Schelling (Pelham, N.H.) was sixth in the 600-meter (2:08.89)
• Freshman Meghan Burke placed sixth in the shot put (9.31m)
• Freshman Kelsey Barrett (Gardiner, Maine) was seventh in the 55-meter hurdles (9.97) and eighth in the 55-meter dash (8.21)
• Freshman Maureen Herlihy (Walpole, Mass.) raced to a seventh-place finish in the 3000-meter (12:17.75)
• Senior Michelle Cunha (Enfield, Conn.) was seventh in the weight throw (9.35m) and 13th in the shot put (8.10m)
• Freshman Alysha Smith (Jaffrey, N.H.) was ninth in the 55-meter dash (8.25) and 10th in the 200-meter (30.29)

• THE RUNDOWN – MEN:

• Sophomore Jamie Carlson (Jericho, Vt.) placed second in the shot put (10.42), fifth in the 55-meter hurdles (9.07), sixth in the triple jump (11.18m) and 11th in the long jump (5.37m)
• Senior Connor Dufour (Augusta, Maine) was the runner-up in the 400-meter (55.18) and placed seventh in the 200-meter (25.24)
• Senior Billy Brooks (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) was third in the weight throw (10.23m) and ninth in the 200-meter (25.26)
• Freshman Malcolm Gocha (Plymouth, N.H.) finished fourth in the 200-meter (24.14), eighth in the 55-meter (6.87)
• Senior Taidghe Hagan (Reading, Mass.) placed 11th in the 1 mile run (5:02.56)
• Sophomore Lucas Fisher (Strafford, N.H.) finished 11h in the 2 mile run (10:42.00)
• Sophomore Cam Zaborowski (Littleton, Mass.) was 11th in the 200-meter (26.08), 14th in the long jump (4.28m) and 15th in the 55-meter (7.46)
• Freshman James Stevens (Marshfield, Mass.) finished 15th in the long jump (3.93m) and 19th in the 55-meter (8.67)

The Monks resume action on Saturday, January 9th at University of Southern Maine.

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Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 474-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.