Women's Cross Country Finishes Fifth At 2024 Founding Tree 6K

King finishes 23rd overall with time of 28:56.30 for Green and Gold

Amherst, MA. – The Fitchburg State University women's cross country team placed fifth overall out of 13 teams with a total of 134 points at the 2024 Founding Tree 6K hosted by Hampshire College this morning.

The Basics

Meet: Founding Tree 6K/8K
Place: Fifth Place out of 13, 134 Points

How It Happened

Freshman Amanda King (Townsend, MA) led the way for the Green and Gold, finishing 23rd overall with a time of 28:56.80 over the 6K layout, while sophomore Alexis Toste (Dracut, MA) followed in 28th place with a time of 30:02.80.

Junior Trishannah Scott (Leominster, MA) was into the chute for the Falcons, crossing the line in 38th place with a time of 31:55.50, while classmate Julia Arena (Shrewsbury, MA) finished in 39th place with a time of 32:19.30.

Sophomore Taylor Crout (Boise, ID) rounded out the top finishers for Fitchburg State on the day with a 47th place time of 35:00.20.

Inside the Numbers

• Yasmin Defne Dadikhi of Emerson won the 2024 Founding Tree 6K with a time 24:09.00
• Fitchburg State did not compete in the 2023 Hampshire College 6K/8K
• Emerson won the 2024 Founding Tree 6K with a total of 28 points.

Up Next

Falcons return to action next Saturday as they compete at the 2024 Keene State Invite, starting at 11:00AM

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