MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME CROSS COUNTRY

Emmanuel Saints Invitational

Friday, October 14, 2011

Franklin Park, Boston, Mass.

BOSTON, Mass. --  Both Massachusetts Maritime cross country squads posted solid performances at the rain swept Seventh Annual Emmanuel Saints Invitational on Friday afternoon at Franklin Park, as the Buccaneer women placed ninth of 17 teams and the Buccaneer men finished 11^th of 16 teams entered in the competition.

Senior Emily Burbank (Yarmouthport, Mass.) paced Massachusetts Maritime on the women’s side by posting a time of 22:41 over the 5K layout that was good for 35^th place individually, while sophomore Jenelle Piche (Coventry, R.I.) followed in 60^th place with a time of 24:08.  Sophomore Liz Leonardi (Sandwich, Mass.) and junior Corinne Prado (Raynham, Mass.) were next in 66^th and 67^th place, respectively, with times of 24:42 and 24:47, while freshman Tenley Gillett (Manchester, N.H.) closed out the Buccaneer scoring by placing 75^th with a time of 25:09.  Lesley took top honors in the team competition with a score of 51 points, while Babson (61 points) and Worcester State (65 points) followed in the runner-up and third place spots, respectively.

On the men’s side, freshman William Brady (Woburn, Mass.) led Massachusetts Maritime by finishing 32^nd over the 7.95K layout with a time of 30:03, while sophomore Steven Migridichian (Shrewsbury, Mass.) followed in 52^nd place with a time of 31:04.  Freshman Brenton Andrews (Hubbardston, Mass.) and sophomore Kevin Griffin (Stoneham, Mass.) were next in 59^th and 62^nd place, respectively, with times of 31:28 and 31:36, while freshman Godfred Mbengam (Randolph, Mass.) rounded out the Buccaneer scoring with a time of 31:43 that was good for 67^th place individually.  Johnson & Wales took top honors in the men’s competition with a score of 35 points, while Babson (48 points) and Lesley (131 points) followed in the respective runner-up and third place spots.

Both Massachusetts Maritime squads will be idle until Saturday, October 29^th when the Buccaneers will compete for their respective Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference titles as part of the 15^th Annual New England Alliance Championships that will be held on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.  The 27^th Annual MASCAC women’s championship race begins at 11:00 a.m., while the 41^st Annual MASCAC men’s championship race follows at Noon.