Falcons Finish 9th at James Earley Invitational

Westfield, Mass. – The Fitchburg State women's cross country team placed ninth at the James Earley Invitational hosted by Westfield State University on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

Meet: James Earley Invitational
Place: 9^th place, 259 points (25 Teams)

How It Happened                             

Senior Abigail Murphy (Quincy, Mass.) paced the Falcons to their best team race of the season. Murphy finished with a time of 19:46.82 in 21^st place. Classmate Maria Burnett (Fitchburg, Mass.) was next in 28^th place, crossing the 5k course at the 20:04.34 mark. 

The Green and Gold had two more cross the shoot in the top 100. Rookie Skye Goba (Norton, Mass.) finished in 39^th place (20:25.01), and junior Lilah McAndrew (Olde Lyme, Conn.) was 77^th (21:23.53).

Senior Diana Marquez-Frias (Lowell, Mass.) was just behind in 104^th (22:28.43).

By the Numbers

• • Sophie Geremia (Shrewsbury, Mass.), 23:08.12
  • Courtney Brouillet (Fitchburg, Mass.) 27:15.30
  • Erin Donelan (Fitchburg, Mass), 27:22.14
  • Jenna Aubuchon (Fitchburg, Mass.), 30:48.48
  • Smith took the top spot with 45 points, followed by RPI (112 points) and Westfield State (141 points).

Up Next

The Falcons will head to Boston, Mass., next Saturday for the Suffolk Invitational at Franklin Park.