KEENE, N.H.--Grace Furlong and Jacob Pearl both posted top-10 finishes as the Keene State College cross country teams opened the season at the Keene State Alumni Invitational on Saturday at Owl Athletic Complex.

Women's Results

Furlong finished seventh in the women's two-mile race, finishing in 11:55.7.  Sarah Ames marked her collegiate debut by finishing 20th overall in 12:18.4, and Hannah Jones was 37th in 12:48.6.  Aurora Couto, also a college debutant, was 41st in 12:54.1, and Rhea Votano rounded out the scorers in 13:34.4.

Juliana Yialiades, Anna Logan, Autumn Boisvert, Sara Christian, and Melanie French also competed for the Owls on Saturday. 

were fifth overall with 130 points; Smith College won the team event with 38 points, placing four runners in the top 10, while Amy O'Sullivan of Westfield State won the individual race in 11:08.4.

Men's Results

Pearl was third overall in the men's 5K race, in 15:41.6.  Rob St. Laurent was 20th in 17:05.3, just ahead of teammate Ben Harley, who was 21st in 17:05.8.  Zander Egervari finished 46th in 17:56.4, while Sam Hennedy was in 51st in 18:08.5.

Cameron Giordano, Peter Daugherty-Miller, Ted Rockwell, and Clayton Rodgers all completed the KSC contingent of runners.   The Owls finished fourth as a team with 109 points; Springfield College was the team champion with 41 points, and Assumption's Claudio Rocha was the individual medalist in 15:15.0.

The Owls are off until September 18, when they travel for the UMass Dartmouth Invitational.