Falcons Hosts Annual Jim Sheehan Memorial Invite

Mullins leads Fitchburg State with 23rd place time of 20:38.5

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University women's cross country team hosted its annual Jim Sheehan Memorial Alumni Invitational today at the Doyle Conservation Center, placing eighth overall with 219 points.

Meet: Jim Sheehan Memorial Alumni Invite
Place: 8th – 219 Points

How It Happened

Junior Olivia Mullins (Plaistow, N.H.) led the way for Fitchburg, placing 23rd overall with a time of 20:38.5 over the 5K layout, while freshman Abigail Murphy (Quincy, Mass.) followed in 27th place, turning in a time of 20:50.4.

Newcomer Lilah McAndrew (Old Lyme, Conn.) was next into the chute for the Green and Gold, finishing 32nd overall with a time of 21:05, while classmate Erin Maida (Danbury, Conn.) crossed the line at 24:48.9. Junior Melony Ellis (West Yarmouth, Mass.) closed out the top efforts for Fitchburg State on the afternoon with a time of 30:08.9.

Inside the Numbers

Fitchburg State placed ninth overall at last year's Jim Sheehan Memorial Invite with a total of 226 points

Mount Holyoke won the 2019 Jim Sheehan Memorial Alumni Invite with a total of 34 points.

Senior Stephanie Rodriquez (Guatemala City, Guatemala) of Babson placed first overall at the 2019 Jim Sheehan Memorial Alumni Invite with a time of 18:57.6.

Up Next

Falcons will compete at the 2019 Corsair Cross Country Invite on Saturday, September 21st, hosted by UMass Dartmouth at 11:00 AM.