For Immediate Release
Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007
Wellesley Sports Information
Contact: Julie Triba
Wellesley College Cross Country Takes Second at Smith Invitational
Results
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – The Wellesley College cross country team posted a second-place finish at the Smith Invitational on Saturday. The Blue collected 80 points to finish behind MIT’s 37 in the 12-team field. Freshman Nicole Bucala of MIT won the 5,000-meter event in 19:46.78.
Senior co-captain Kerry Shanley (Marshfield, Mass.) was Wellesley’s top finisher, recording a time of 20:25.90 for sixth place overall. Jessica Weng (Paramus, N.J.) also cracked the top ten, finishing in 21:03.81. Finishing in the top 30 were Maura Tucker (Albany, N.Y.), Amy Damon (Livermore, Maine) and Hannah Sholder (Pittsburgh, Penn.)
Wellesley will race next Saturday at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational, beginning at 10:30 a.m.