MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME CROSS COUNTRY

UMass Dartmouth Shriners Invitational

Saturday, September 16, 2017

North Dartmouth, Mass.

NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. --  Both Massachusetts Maritime cross country teams posted solid performances in a field consisting of runners from across all divisions at the UMass Dartmouth Shriners Invitational on Saturday afternoon, as the Buccaneer men finished 30^th overall while the Buccaneer women placed 38^th in the competition.

Senior Robby Galvin (Woburn, Mass.) set the pace once again on the men’s side for Massachusetts Maritime, as he placed 123^rd individually in a field of 315 runners with a time of 28:17 over the 8K layout.  Freshman Alex Imperillo (Chelmsford, Mass.) and senior Chris MacKay (Bethany, Conn.) were next with respective 182^nd and 185^th place finishing times of 30:07 and 30:11, while sophomore Daniel Plumb (Hopkinton, Mass.) and freshman Zach Ferreira (Stoughton, Mass.) rounded out the Buccaneer scoring with respective times of 30:20 and 30:30 that were good for 190^th and 195^th places.  Division I UMass Lowell took top team honors with a score of 82 points to edge out runner-up Brandeis by three points, while Salisbury (Md.) finished third with 132 points.

Sophomore Meaghan Hamilton (Braintree, Mass.) led the way for the Massachusetts Maritime women’s squad for a second straight week, as she covered the 5K layout in a time of 23:10.43 to finish 223^rd individually in a field of 299 competitors.  Senior Kaylene Murphy (Randolph, Mass.) and junior Sara Merzon (Rockland, Mass.) followed in 252^nd and 270^th place, respectively, with times of 25:17.96 and 28:31.42, while freshman Michelle Campbell (Weymouth, Mass.) and junior Jill Ethier (Portsmouth, R.I.) rounded out the Buccaneer scoring with respective 280^th and 281^st finishing times of 30:58.45 and 31:05.30.  Division II Assumption claimed the team title with a score of 56 points, as the Greyhounds bested runner-up Trinity (87) and third place Brandeis (99) in the final standings.

Both Massachusetts Maritime squads travel to Wenham, Mass. next Saturday to compete at the Gordon Pop Crowell Invitational that begins at 11:00 a.m.