NEWTON, Mass. - The Mount Ida College Athletic Department hosted the 2nd Annual Mount Ida Cross Country Invitational Saturday morning with five schools (Simmons College, Pine Manor College, Framingham State University, Curry College and Wheelock College) visiting campus for a men's 8K and a women's 5k race. In the women's division Simmons College placed 1st in overall team points (29) followed by Framingham State (43), Curry (69), Mount Ida (95) and Pine Manor (139). In the men's division there were three schools competing, Wheelock did not qualify due to lack of runners while Framingham State (19) would take first and the Mustangs (36) snatched second place.

Running with strength to lead the way for Curry was freshman Leigha Sweeney (Braintree, Mass.) who finished in 5th place with a time of 22:40.  Not too far behind was sophomore Jessica Leary (Pembroke, Mass.), 23:41 (9th) and competing strong with a 10th place finish was senior Shannon Wallace (Libertyville, Ill.), 23:48.  The final trio, who ran with heart, was sophomore Melanie Berube (Beverly, Mass.) 26:19 (21st), junior Kelly Ethier (Merrimack, N.H.), 30:48 (37th), and closing runner in 38th place, sophomore Victoria Norton (Pembroke, Mass.) with a time of 30:54. The Colonels Cross Country Team have placed 3rd overall for the second week in a row.

Curry returns to action on Saturday, September 22 when they travel to Elms College for an 11:00 a.m. invitational.  (Race Recap Courtesy of Mount Ida Sports Information)

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