Women’s Cross Country Races to a Third Place at Cardinal Invite

Goba paces Green and Gold with ninth place time of 20:51.08

Middletown, Conn. – The Fitchburg State University women's cross country team placed third overall with a total of 82 points at the 2023 Wesleyan Cardinal Invitational at the Wes Fuhrman Trails Cross Country Course.

Meet: Wesleyan Cardinal Invitational
Place: 3rd Place, 82 Points

How It Happened

Sophomore Skye Goba (Norton, MA) paced the Falcons, finishing eight overall with a time of 20:51.08 over the 5K layout, while freshman Alexis Toste (Dracut, MA) placed 16th at 26:13.63.

Newcomer Julia Arena (Shrewsbury, MA) entered the chute with an 18th place time of 26:13,63, while sophomore Cassandra Israelson (Saugus, MA) finished in 21st place at 28:40.67.

Sophomore Shamya Boulware McKnight (Hartford, CT) rounded out the top Falcon efforts on the day, posting a time of 47:11.84.

Inside the Numbers

Wesleyan won the 2023 Wesleyan Cardinal Invitational with a total of 15 points

Jordan Walter of Wesleyan won the 2023 Wesleyan Cardinal Invitational with a time of 19:59.65

Up Next

Falcons return to action next Saturday as they compete at the 2023 UMass Dartmouth Invitational.

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