SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Endicott women's cross country team posted a fourth place finish out of 22 teams on Saturday afternoon at the Western New England University (WNEU) Invitational.
The University of New England (UNE) ranked first overall on today's 5-kilometer course as the Nor'easters lineup swept the top-3 spots, and also claimed fifth and sixth overall, respectively, for a score of 17 points.
Roger Williams (126), Westfield State (150), Endicott (158), and SUNY Cobleskill (175) rounded out the top-5.
Individually for Endicott, Abigail Keim (Williston, Vt.) placed 11th overall with a time of 20:14 to pace the squad.
Kiera Malone (Woburn, Mass.) finished 16th out of 242 runners with a time of 20:26 to follow Keim, while Laura Pomeroy (Windham, N.H.) was 35th overall in 21:02.
Maeve Kelly (Washingtonville, N.Y.) and Kelly O'Neill (Cumberland, R.I.) rounded out Endicott's top-5 with times of 21:35 (52nd overall) and 21:43 (58th overall), respectively.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Keim was the first non-UNE runner to finish among the remaining CCC competitors in today's race.
- Keim also ran her fastest 5k time this season by more than 25-seconds.
- Much like Keim, Malone set a 5k new season best today surpassing her previous time of 21:12 set at the UNE Invitational earlier this fall.
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott takes a week off before returning to competition at the CCC championships on Saturday, October 29 at WNEU in Springfield, Mass. For the latest on Endicott Athletics, follow the Gulls on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
