Men's Cross Country

Saint Joseph's Hosts Runnin' Monks Invitational

Posted: Oct 08, 2022

STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College hosted the Runnin' Monks Invitational 6K women's and 8K men's races on the SJC Cross Country Trail, which features a new layout, on Saturday.

UMaine-Farmington claimed the women's title with 29 team points, nine ahead of runner-up Emerson College. Thomas College placed third with 53 points while UMaine-Presque Isle, Central Maine Community College, University of Saint Joseph, Saint Joseph's, and Fisher College all fielded runners in the event.

Emerson sophomore Samantha Zannotti eclipsed the 29-runner field with a 25:57.1 time to become the first women's runner to win at the updated 6K course.

UMaine-Farmington also earned the men's crown with 24 points, well ahead of runner-up Emerson (59) and third-place finisher Thomas (82). USJ (102), CMCC (107) and Fisher (138) rounded out the field of complete teams while St. Joe's and UMPI also featured athletes in the 8K race.

Thomas College senior Jarrod Hooper became the first men's runner to win on the new 8K course at Saint Joseph's with a 27:47.3 performance.

FOR THE MONKS:

Grad student Troy Hendricks (Hiram, Maine) placed seventh with a 28:52.2 time
Senior Devin Abbott (Berwick, Maine) finished 15th with a 30:19.4 effort
On the women's side, junior Hannah Vacco (Pembroke, N.H.) posted a 19th-place time (33:54.2)
Junior Nick Carmosino (Acton, Mass.) was 20th (30:43.1)
Sophomore Ryan Graham (Hopkinton, N.H.) placed 24th (32:44.6)

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will compete in the Connecticut College Invitational at Harkness Memorial Park in Waterford, Connecticut next Saturday.

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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.