Women's Cross Country

Women’s Cross Country Wins “Battle Of The North Shore” By One Point

Posted: Sep 01, 2021

WENHAM, Mass. – The Endicott women's cross country team defeated host Gordon College (42-43) and Salve Regina (42-43) in thrilling fashion to win the "Battle of the North Shore" for the third consecutive meeting.

Cassandra Cosma (Center Moriches, N.Y.) led the way for the Gulls with a fifth place finish on the 5-kilometer course in 20:56.1.

Cosma was followed by Brianna am Ende (East Lyme, Conn.), Ella Aldrich (Winchester, Mass.), Michaela Kenney (Springfield, Mass.), and Bella Zachem (Eugene, Ore.) in seventh (21:01.0, PR), ninth (21:23.0), 10th (21:27.2, PR), and 11th (21:37.3), respectively.

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"It felt so great to be back racing again today against Salve and Gordon. If the results show anything, it's that we have a competitive conference and it will be an exciting season of competition," said Endicott women's cross country head coach Spencer Lange. "I am proud of the Gulls for pushing for every spot out there. The way they adjusted during the race to elevate each other was a great thing to see. Brie [am Ende] and Michaela [Kenney] stepped up and both ran PRs, which ended up playing a big role in the end result. This whole team has been making each other better over these last two weeks, which will be key as racing picks up. We will continue to lay the foundation for the months ahead, but happy to see where we are at!"

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

The Gulls are 3-1 overall in the "Battle of the North Shore" meet.
The results between Endicott and Gordon are scored separately to determine the "Battle of the North Shore" winner, while the overall scoring contains all three programs.
Today's results mark the second time the "Battle of the North Shore" meet has been decided by one point (27-28, Gordon, 2017).
Freshman Gabrielle Page (Londonderry, N.H.) notched a personal best time of 21:53.8 (14th overall).