MacVarish Leads Pack For Third Straight Week As Men's Cross Country Placed 21st At UMass Dartmouth Invitational
MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME CROSS COUNTRY
UMass Dartmouth Shriners Invitational
Saturday, September 21, 2013
North Dartmouth, Mass.
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- Both Massachusetts Maritime cross country teams posted solid performances at the UMass Dartmouth Shriners Invitational on Saturday afternoon, as the Buccaneer men placed 21st and the women placed 28th in a field that featured squads from both Divisions II and III.
Freshman James MacVarish (Braintree, Mass.) paced the Massachusetts Maritime men for a third straight week, as he placed 73rd individually with a time of 28:15.61 over the 8K layout. Junior Brenton Andrews (Hubbardston, Mass.) was next in 91st place with a time of 28:39.17, while fellow junior Tyler Brady (Woburn, Mass.) placed 136th individually with a time of 29:57.68. Junior Godfred Mbengam (Randolph, Mass.) and senior Steven Migridichian (Shrewsbury, Mass.) rounded out the Buccaneer scoring in 148th and 156th place, respectively, in a field of 210 runners while posting times of 30:26.72 and 30:48.91. Franklin Pierce took top honors in the team competition with a score of 52 points, while Keene State (66) and Wilmington (Del.) (77) followed in the runner-up and third place spots.
Senior Liz Leonardi (Sandwich, Mass.) led the Massachusetts Maritime women for a third straight week, as she placed 164th individually with a time of 23:40 over the 5K course. Sophomore Dominique Dertien (Panama City, Fla.) and freshman Kylie Foster (Sandwich, Mass.) followed in 166th and 182nd place, respectively, with times of 23:46 and 25:50, while senior Lauren Bateman (Newbury, Mass.) and junior Elise LaBonte (Weymouth, Mass.) closed out the Buccaneer scoring with respective times of 26:45.50 and 30:07.42 that were good for 192nd and 203rd place. Rowan (N.J.) took top team honors with a score of 45 points, while Brandeis (51) and Keene State (113) were the runner-up and third place squads.
Both Massachusetts Maritime squads travel to Chicopee, Mass. next Saturday morning to compete in the Elms Blazer Invitational that begins at 11:00 a.m.
