GRAY, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College women's cross country team placed fifth with 164 team points in the 2016 Maine State Cross Country Championship at the Pineland Center on Saturday. Sophomore Sarah Curtin (Strafford, N.H.) paced the Monks and finished 30th out of 114 competitors with a 20:21 effort in the 5K race.
Curtin was one of seven SJC runners to post PR times as this year's group helped the Monks tie the team record for best finish in the State Championship. The 2012 team, led by Amber Dostie '15 with an 18:30 performance, also placed fifth with 159 points. Last fall, Saint Joseph's finished ninth with 257 team points.
THE RUNDOWN:
- Curtin's PR time was the fourth fastest time ever recorded by an SJC runner in the State Championship
- Sophomore Lauren Lecompte (Lewiston, Maine) finished 47th with a 21:27 effort
- Freshman Amanda Tavoletti (Reading, Mass.) was 59th with a PR 22:26 time
- Senior Marisa Lundy (Merrimac, Mass.) placed 63rd with a PR 22:32 performance
- Sophomore Kelsey Barrett (Gardiner, Maine) finished 70th with a 23:01 time and tied her PR
- First-year Mackenzie Beaudoin (Fayette, Maine) was 85th with a 24:04 effort
- Freshmen Sydney Fisher (Strafford, N.H.) (24:05, 86th) and McKenzie Pepin (Windham, Maine) (24:12, 89th) and senior Meghan Fullarton (Windham, Maine) (27:37, 107th) also posted PR times
- Sophomore Emily Tourangeau (Scarborough, Maine) rounded out the Monks' participants and placed 113th (32:04)
TOP TEAMS
- Bates College – 29 points
- Bowdoin College – 41
- Colby College – 83
- Southern Maine – 94
- Saint Joseph's – 164
TOP INDIVIDUALS:
- Sarah Kelley, Bowdoin, 18:38
- Jessica Wilson, Bates, 18:42
- Katherine Cook, Bates, 18:45
- Katie Barker, Bates, 18:50
- Hannah Springhorn, Colby, 18:51
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's will compete in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship at Franklin Park in Boston on Saturday, October 29th.
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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.
