BIDDEFORD, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College women's cross country team placed eighth with 266 points in the University of New England Invitational at Rotary Park on Saturday. Heather Eaton (Lincolnville, Maine) placed third out of 151 participants with a 19:57 performance in the 5K event.

For the Monks, junior Kristina Schelling (Pelham, N.H.) was 97th with a 26:09 time, junior Marisa Lundy (Merrimac, Mass.) placed 104th (26.27), junior Jill Keimach (Scarborough, Maine) was 114th (27.30), junior Megan McLaughlin (Kingston, N.H.) finished 137th (31.26) and junior Meghan Fullarton (Windham, Maine) raced to a 147th (35.27) place finish.

With five of the top six finishers overall, the Nor'easters registered 18 points to win their annually hosted event for the fourth-consecutive season. With an 18:59 effort, junior Brittany Sorbello (Dover, N.H.) won her home meet for the third-consecutive season while classmate Tiana Thomas (Waterville, Maine) finished as the runner-up with a 19:20 time.

Endicott College placed second with 81 points, Gordon College was third with 85 points, Worcester State University finished fourth (86) and Wheelock College rounded out the top five with 150 points.

Saint Joseph's returns to action on Saturday, September 26th at the Bowdoin Invitational in Brunswick.

BEYOND THE BOX

• For Eaton, the 19:57 time was both the third sub-20 effort and third-best of her career – she placed 10th with a 20:08 performance in the 2014 UNE Invitational

• The Monks last participated in the Bowdoin Invitational on September 28th, 2013 and finished seventh out of 10 teams with 190 points that day
• Eaton was the team's top finisher with a 24:56 time and finished 32nd out of 124 runners in the 2013 Bowdoin College Invitational

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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.