Fograshy Finishes Career On Strong Note As Women's Cross Country Places 12th At 2009 New England Alliance Championships
MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME CROSS COUNTRY
2009 New England Alliance Championships
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Keene, N.H.
KEENE, N.H. -- The Massachusetts Maritime men placed 10th and the women 12th overall in the final team standings at the 2009 New England Alliance Cross Country Championships hosted by Keene State on Saturday afternoon.
The Buccaneer men posted an overall score of 268 points in the competition and were placed individually by junior Patrick Dannaher (Arlington, Va.), who covered the five mile layout in a time of 28:47 that was good for 49th place individually. Fellow junior Paul Matz (Plainville, Mass.) was next in 59th place with a time of 29:07, while the tandem of freshman Chad McCarthy (Sutton, Mass.) and junior Brian Maniglia (Pennsville, N.J.) finished 66th and 91st, respectively, with times of 29:21 and 30:39. Freshman Aram Mulhern (Taunton, Mass.) rounded out the Massachusetts Maritime scoring by finishing 102nd individually in a time of 31:00 even.
Southern Maine claimed the team title with a score of 27 points, while Keene State and UMass Dartmouth followed in the runner-up and third place positions, respectively.
The Buccaneer women's squad closed out its 2009 season by posting a team score of 340 points in the competition, as senior Lauren Fograshy (Monson, Mass.) closed out her career with a 48th place individual finish over the 5K layout in a time of 22:12. Senior Kaitlin O'Donnell (Damascus, Md.) was next in 90th place with a time of 23:52, while freshman Devon Smith (Hull, Mass.) and senior Emily Rizzo (Milwaukee, Wis.) followed in 99th and 103rd places, respectively, with times of 24:11 and 24:39. Freshman Sophie Enman (Marblehead, Mass.) rounded out the scoring for Massachusetts Maritime with a 113th place finish in a time of 26:10.
Keene State captured the women's team title with a score of 25 points, while Southern Maine and Westfield State followed in the runner-up and third place spots in the competition.
The Massachusetts Maritime men will close out their 2009 season on Saturday, November 14th by heading to Gorham, Maine to compete at the 2009 NCAA Division III New England Regional Championships that begin at Noon.