MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME CROSS COUNTRY

11^th Annual Emmanuel Saints Invitational

Friday, October 14, 2016

Franklin Park, Boston, Mass.

BOSTON, Mass. --  Both Massachusetts Maritime cross country teams closed out their respective regular season schedules with solid performances at the 11^th Annual Emmanuel Saints Invitational on Friday afternoon at Franklin Park, as the Buccaneer men placed seventh of 23 entrants in the event while the Buccaneer women posted a 12^th place overall finish among 18 teams competing.

Senior Jake MacVarish (Braintree, Mass.) led the way once again for Massachusetts Maritime on the men’s side, as he posted a time of 27:47 over the 8K layout to finish 26^th individually in a field of 192 runners.  Junior Robby Galvin (Woburn, Mass.) and freshman Kyle Hansen (North Chelmsford, Mass.) were next with respective 34^th and 57^th place times of 28:08 and 29:10, while freshman Daniel Plumb (Hopkinton, Mass.) and junior Chris MacKay (Bethany, Conn.) rounded out the Buccaneer scoring with respective times of 29:34 and 29:36 that were good for 69^th and 70^th places overall.  Norwich won the event with a team score of 49 points, as the Cadets outdistanced runner-up Wentworth (71) and third place Colby-Sawyer (74) in the final standings. 

Freshman Meaghan Hamilton (Braintree, Mass.) set the pace on the women’s side for Massachusetts Maritime, as she covered the 5K course in a time of 22:21 to finish 47^th individually in a field of 167 competitors.  Freshman Heather Seggelin (Sharon, Mass.) and junior Kaylene Murphy (Randolph, Mass.) followed with respective 72^nd and 103^rd place times of 23:26 and 24:58, while seniors Kylie Foster (Sandwich, Mass.) and Celeste Menard (Annandale, Va.) rounded out the Buccaneer scoring with respective 108^th and 124^th place times of 25:20 and 26:50.  Norwich also claimed the team title in the women’s race with a score of 62 points, outdistancing runner-up Plymouth State (96) and third place Colby-Sawyer (112) for the crown.

Both Massachusetts Maritime squads will be idle until Saturday, October 29^th when the Buccaneers compete for their respective Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference titles at this year’s league championships hosted by Fitchburg State that begin at 11:00 a.m.