Fitchburg State Races At UMass Dartmouth Cross Country Invite

Falcons place 26th overall with a total of 730 points 

North Dartmouth, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University women's cross country returned to action this afternoon, placing 26th overall at the 2017 UMass Dartmouth Cross Country Invitational.

The Basics

Score: 26th Place, 730 Points

How It Happened

Fitchburg State was led by junior Amy Kelly (Stoughton, Mass./Stoughton), who placed 88th overall with a time of 20:11.8 over the 5K layout, while freshman Kambrynn Bowman (Norton, Mass./Norton) turned a time of 20:54.0.

Junior Casey Taylor (Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford) was next for the Falcons, registering a time of 20:59.6, while senior Shawna Ryan (Hanson, Mass./Whitman-Hanson) entered the chute with a time of 22:20.6. Rounding out the top seven performers for the Green and Gold were senior Nicole Gaffney (Paxton, Mass./Wachusett Regional) (22:51.4), newcomer Krysta Grider (Hopedale, Mass.) (25:14.0) and sophomore Jennifer Desilvestre (Beverly, Mass./Beverly) (26:29.5).

Inside the Numbers

Fitchburg State placed 27th overall at last year's UMass Dartmouth Cross Country Invite with a total of 782 points

Assumption claimed first place by amassing a total of 56 points

Senior Abby Shafer (Egg Harbor Township, N.J./Egg Harbor Township) of New England College crossed the finish line first with a time of 17:53.2

Up Next

The Falcons will compete in the 2017 Worcester City Meet next Saturday at Moore State Park in Paxton, Mass. for a meet starting at 10 AM.