Cross Country Competes at 47th Annual UMass Dartmouth Invitational

THE BASICS

Date: September 21, 2019
Location: North Dartmouth, Mass.
Meet Host: University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth
Men's Finish: 24^th of 36 teams
Women's Finish: 26^th of 37 teams

THE LEAD: The Emmanuel College Cross Country team raced in the 47^th Annual UMass Dartmouth Invitational Saturday morning on the UMass Dartmouth campus. The men's squad finished the 8K race in 24^th place while the women's group placed 26^th in the 5K race.

WHO WON?!

• WPI collected 61 points to win the men's race while Holy Cross scored 83 points to post the victory in the women's race.
• Trinity (CT) senior Weyessa McAlister was the individual men's winner with a time of 24:46.
• Suffolk University senior Emily Mandra bested the women's field with a time of 17:51.

EMMANUEL HIGHLIGHTS

• Junior Kyle Hajj (Methuen, Mass.) was the first Saint to finish the course with a time of 28:00.68, while senior Erik Brobst (Sweden, Mass.) wasn't far behind with a time of 28:39.
• Junior Trevor Hajj (Methuen, Mass.) was the third Emmanuel finisher with a time of 28:52
• EC junior Matthew Cronin (Coventry, R.I.) clocked in at 31:55 while freshman Nick Eline (Southampton, Mass.) rounded out the men's top five with a time of 32:29
• First year Molly Winship (Boxford, Mass.) ran well with a time of 20:53, just ahead of sophomore Hannah Fitzpatrick (Revere, Mass.) who registered a time of 21:15.
• Freshman Caitlin Cullen (Foxboro, Mass.) and senior Jackie Schneider (Weymouth, Mass.) were just seconds apart with times of 22:07 and 22:10 while junior Elizabeth Irwin (Westfield, Mass.) was just off their pace with a time of 22:15.

UP NEXT

• The Saints are now idle until Saturday, October 5 when head to Bethlehem, Pa. for the Short Paul Run hosted by Lehigh University.