WENHAM, Mass.—The University of New England Women's Cross Country team took the top spot in the 2013 Pop Crowell Invitational by having their top five runners finish amongst the first 12 to cross the finish line. On the men's side, Georgia College, won the team competition despite the long trip up to Massachusetts from Millegeville, Georgia. The Bobcats placed five runners in the top 10 to win going away.
Defending CCC Runner of the Week, UNE's Brittney Sorbello, was the first woman to cross the finish line with a time of 20:16. Sorbello out-sprinted Georgia College's, Lena White, who finished exactly one second behind the Nor'easters top finisher.
The Nor'easters finished with 35 points, while Georgia College came in second with a team score of 46 points. Emmanuel College (Mass.) was a distant third with 113 points on the morning.
Curry was led by sophomore Leigha Sweeney (Braintree, Mass.) who placed 48th with a time of 23:08. Sweeney was followed by freshman Abigail Ceresi (North Kingstown, R.I.), 23:57 (60th), sophomore Megan Erickson (Westbrook, Conn.), 24:26 (67th), freshman Lydia Hixson (West Hartford, Conn.), 25:14 (76th), junior Jessica Leary (Pembroke, Mass.), 25:24 (80th), freshman Emilee Purdy (Franklin, Mass.), 26:10 (87th), senior Molly Simon, 27:50 (100th), sophomore Shannon Hickey (Salem, N.H.), 28:07 (157th) and junior Victoria Norton (Fairfield, Conn.), 32:47 (172nd).
The Colonels next meet is on Saturday, September 28, at the Blazer Invitational on the campus of Elms College at 11:00 am. (Race recap courtesy of Gordon Sports Information)
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