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Leonardi Leads Women's Cross Country To Solid Finish At Westfield State James Earley Invitational

Leonardi Leads Women's Cross Country To Solid Finish At Westfield State James Earley Invitational

MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME CROSS COUNTRY

Westfield State James Earley Invitational

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Stanley Park, Westfield, Mass.

 

WESTFIELD, Mass. --  Both Massachusetts Maritime cross country squads posted solid performances once again at the Westfield State James Earley Invitational on Saturday afternoon at Stanley Park, as the Buccaneer men placed 19th overall while the Buccaneer women finished 32nd in the 38-team field.

 

Freshman James MacVarish (Braintree, Mass.) led the way once again on the men’s side for Massachusetts Maritime, as he covered the 8K course in a time of 27:53.83 that was good for 64th place individually in a field of 347 competitors.  Juniors Tyler Brady (Woburn, Mass.) and Brenton Andrews (Hubbardston, Mass.) followed in 89th and 162nd place with respective times of 28:24.58 and 29:42.67, while sophomore Anthony DeTommaso (Weymouth, Mass.) and senior Steven Migridichian (Shrewsbury, Mass.) rounded out the Buccaneer scoring with respective 212nd and 214th place finishes in times of 30:55.55 and 31:05.22.  Host Westfield State took top team honors with a score of 77 points, while Siena (84) and Williams (96) followed in the runner-up and third place spots.

 

Senior Liz Leonardi (Sandwich, Mass.) set the pace on the women’s side for a sixth straight week for Massachusetts Maritime, as she covered the 5K layout in a time of 22:50.43 that was good for 186th place in a field of 361 competitors, while senior Jenelle Piche (Coventry, R.I.) and freshman Kylie Foster (Sandwich, Mass.) followed in 240th and 243rd place, respectively, with times of 23:51.91 and 23:59.97.  Sophomore Dominique Dertien (Panama City, Fla.) and freshman Celeste Menard (Annandale, Va.) rounded out the Buccaneer scoring with respective times of 24:17.09 and 26:56.18 that were good for 250th and 316th place, as Williams took top team honors with a score of 46 points while Southern New Hampshire (119) and Saint Rose (121) followed in the runner-up and third place positions.

 

Both Massachusetts Maritime squads head into Boston next Friday afternoon to compete at the Emmanuel Saints Invitational at Franklin Park beginning at 4:00 p.m.