BOSTON, Mass. - October 19, 2019 - The Colby-Sawyer women's cross country team finished third at Saturday's Suffolk Invitational held at Franklin Park. 

RESULTS

Colby-Sawyer collected 112 points to place third out of 21 scoring teams. The Chargers were the top team representing the Great Northeast Athletic Conference. 

First-year Shannon O'Connell (Peabody, Mass.) paced the Chargers by finishing third out of 202 runners. She covered the 5k course in 19:40.9.  

First-year Zoe Utton (Charlestown, N.H.) and senior Alison Fairbairn (Dover, N.H.) each finished with a time of 20:33.8 to finish 16th and 17th. 

First-year Emily Carrigan (Wenham, Mass.) was the fourth Charger to complete the course with a time of 21:05.6. She placed 35th. 

Senior Hannah Barrett (Topsfield, Mass.) rounded out the top five Colby-Sawyer finishers by crossing the finish line in 21:25.3 to place 48th. 

Senior Megan Spainhower (Northwood, N.H.) - 74th, 22:03.7
Senior Bryanna Parker (Winterport, Maine) – 78th, 22:18.2
Junior Abbie Castriotta (Barre, Mass.) - 94th, 22:43.5

The Chargers will take next week off to prepare for the GNAC Championships at Saint Joseph's (ME) on November 2.

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