MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME CROSS COUNTRY

Gordon Pop Crowell Invitational

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Wenham, Mass.

WENHAM, Mass. --  Both Massachusetts Maritime cross country teams posted solid top-16 team finishes on Saturday morning at the Gordon Pop Crowell Invitational, as the Buccaneer men placed 13^th of 22 entrants and the Buccaneer women finished 16^th of 26 teams in the competition.

Freshman William Brady (Woburn, Mass.) led the way on the men’s side for Massachusetts Maritime by placing 75^th individually with a time of 30:08 over the 8K layout, while sophomores Steven Migridichian (Shrewsbury, Mass.) and Kevin Griffin (Stoneham, Mass.) followed in 93th and 95^th place, respectively, with times of 30:57 and 30:58.  Junior Evan Balderelli (Brimfield, Mass.) and freshman Godfred Mbengam (Randolph, Mass.) rounded out the Buccaneer scoring by placing 100^th and 102^nd, respectively, with times of 31:09 and 31:12.  Southern Maine topped Johnson & Wales by five points to take the men’s team crown in the event, while Roger Williams finished in third place.

Senior Emily Burbank (Yarmouthport, Mass.) paced Massachusetts Maritime on the women’s side by covering the 5K layout in a time of 21:20 that was good for 65^th place individually, while sophomores Liz Leonardi (Sandwich, Mass.) and Jenelle Piche (Coventry, R.I.) followed in 121^st and 134^th place, respectively, with times of 23:00 and 23:20.  Freshman Tenley Gillett (Manchester, N.H.) and junior Corinne Prado (Raynham, Mass.) rounded out the Buccaneer scoring 151^st and 166^th, respectively, with times of 23:45 and 24:14.  Saint Anselm and Salve Regina tied for top teams honors in the event with 56 points each, while the University of New England finished in third place.

The Massachusetts Maritime women’s squad travels to Westfield, Mass. next Saturday morning to participate in the Westfield State James Early Invitational that begins at 11:00 a.m., while the Buccaneer men’s squad will be idle until Friday, October 14^th when Massachusetts Maritime heads to Boston to participate in the Emmanuel Saints Invitational at Franklin Park beginning at 4:00 p.m.