NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass.--Senior Maggie St. John finished 23rd in a field of 280 runners as the Keene State College cross country teams competed at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational on Sunday morning.

Women's Results

A 24 hour delay made little difference to St. John, who covered the 5K course in 18:39.29, good for seventh amongst Division III competitors.   Anna O'Reilly was next in 19:23.36, followed by Aurora Couto (19:45.04), Sarah Ames (19:58.49), Alana Perry (21:11.54), Alyssa Edgren (21:18.36), Sara Christian (22:29.04), Juliana Yialiades (23:10.82), and Anna Bentley (23:22.78).

Hannah Prosser of Division I Boston University was the individual winner in 16:20.41, while Abby Fernald of Connecticut College was the highest finishing Division III competitor in 18:07.74.  Boston University also won the team event with four runners in the top 10, followed by Stonehill and Connecticut College, respectively.  

Men's Results

Junior Marty Nelligan was the first KSC men's runner over the line, in 28:06.31 on the 8K course.  Ben Harley (29:14.93) was next, as was Tyler Bolaske (29:25.37), Tyler Robinson (29:36.49), Nathan Giordano (29:52.30), Alex Labrecque (31:30.21), Jonathan MacQuarrie (31:50.50), and Samuel Hennedy (32:08.17).

Franklin Pierce's Wondu Summa won the individual race in 24:04.72.  Plymouth State's Michael Olson was the fastest Division III runner in 25:00.33.   Boston University won the men's event, and Plymouth State was the highest finishing Division III team in eighth place.

The Owls are off until September 30, when they will host the Keene State Invitational at Owl Athletic Complex.