SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Endicott women's cross country team ranked second overall out of 14 programs at the Western New England Invitational on Saturday evening. 

The Gulls placed four of their top-5 runners in the top-25 to finish behind the University of New England (52-75).

Hannah Risko (Albany, N.Y.) and Hannah Shepard (Keene, N.H.) crossed the 6-kilometer finish line in tandem, just one second apart at 23:27 (6th) and 23:28 (7th).

Alexa Suchy (Guilford, Conn.) followed in 13th place (24:16), while Brianna am Ende (East Lyme, Conn.) and Lulu Steele (Bedford, Mass.) rounded out the top-5 in 20th (25:04) and 29th (25:26), respectively, among scoring teams.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott will compete at the CNE Championship on Saturday, November 2 (hosted by WNE). 

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(Photo Credit - Kaeli Talora '25)