DORCHESTER, Mass. – Emmanuel College hosted the 10th running of the Saints Invitational on the historic cross country course at Franklin Park on Friday evening. Over 400 runners represented 24 colleges and universities, with 22 women's teams competing in the 5k and 22 men's teams in the 8k event. For the first time in the event's history, the host Saints took team honors on the women's side, placing three runners in the top six and scoring 57 total points.
The Colonels finished in 13th place with a team score of 343 points.
Curry was led by senior Leigha Sweeney (Braintree, Mass.) who placed 68th with a time of 23:14. Sweney was followed by sophomore Victoria Gately (Hanson, Mass.) who placed 72nd with a time of 23:27. Following Gately were junior Lydia Hixson (West Hartford, Conn.), 23:51 (87th), junior Meghan Macleod (Brewster, Mass.), 24:02 (91st) and junior Rachel Smith (Arlington, Mass.), 24:16 (97th). Sophomore Caitlyn DeSerres (Barre, Vt.) ran her personal best with a time of 30:21 (296th).
Curry heads to Gordon College on Saturday October 31 to compete in the CCC Championship, time TBA. (Meet Recap Courtesy of Emmanuel Sports Information)
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