MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Westfield State James Earley Invitational

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Stanley Park, Westfield, Mass.

WESTFIELD, Mass. --  The Massachusetts Maritime women’s cross country team finished 28^th of 38 teams competing at the 16^th Annual Westfield State James Earley Invitational on Saturday morning at Stanley Park.

Senior Emily Burbank (Yarmouthport, Mass.) paced the Buccaneers over the 5K layout with a time of 21:57.50 that was good for 134^th place individually, while sophomore Jenelle Piche (Coventry, R.I.) and freshman Tenley Gillett (Manchester, N.H.) followed in 192^nd and 201^st place, respectively, with times of 23:14.08 and 23:23.70.  Juniors Corinne Prado (Raynham, Mass.) and Sophie Enman (Marblehead, Mass.) rounded out the Massachusetts Maritime scoring by posting times of 23:47.56 and 24:14.18 that were good for 216^th and 234^th place, respectively, in a field of 354 runners.

Coast Guard took top honors in team competition with a score of 68 points, while Westfield State and LeMoyne followed in the runner-up and third place spots, respectively, with scores of 85 and 127 points.

Massachusetts Maritime will be idle until Saturday, October 29^th when the Buccaneers compete at the 27^th Annual Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships that will take place as part of the New England Alliance Championships in North Dartmouth, Mass. beginning at 11:00 a.m.