For Immediate Release WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS— 10.5.02 Contact: Christina Cracolici Phone: (781) 283-2003 E-mail: ccracoli@wellesley.edu Wellesley Finishes Fifth at Dana Boardman Invitational Easton, Mass. – Wellesley Cross Country finished fifth out of a nine-team field at the Dana Boardman Invitational at Stonehill College, Saturday at Stonehill. Wellesley finished with 144 points edging out NEWMAC opponent Wheaton College which finished sixth with 145 points. First-year Christine Grant (Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island) was Wellesley's top finisher with a personal best time of 19:18 in the 5k race for a fifth place finish out of a 92-runner field. Wellesley returns to action Saturday, October 12 for the Seven Sisters Invitational hosted at Smith. Race time is 11 a.m. Team Scoring 1. Stonehill - 29 pts 2. Adelphi - 79 pts 3. St. Anselm - 89 pts 4. Assumption - 100 pts 5. Wellesley - 144 pts 6. Wheaton - 145 pts 7. Bryant - 159 pts 8. Southern New Hampshire - 220 pts 9. Mass. Maritime - 250 pts Wellesley Individual Runners Place 5th - Christine Grant - 19:18 28th - Katherine McInnes - 21:04 46th - Erika Spitzer - 22:04 49th - Erin Bys - 22:31 60th - Bianca Levin-Soler - 23:10 63rd - Christina Reed - 23:19 65th - Laura Bowman - 23:23 66th - Lucy Brown - 23:38 ## |