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Cross Country Teams Compete at Smith Invitational

Cross Country Teams Compete at Smith Invitational

Cross Country Teams Compete at Smith Invitational

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NORTHAMPTON, MA – Elms College senior Amanda Koch (Williston, VT) and freshman Brendan Warren (Arlington, MA) were the top two individual finishers for the Blazers in Saturday afternoon’s Smith Invitational.

Koch clocked a time of 28:16 to place 99 out of 124 finishers in the women’s 5K (3.1 miles) while Warren checked in with a stellar time of 22:53 in the men’s 5K race.

Anna Cressotti (Southampton, MA) of Smith turned in a time of 19:43 to earn the top individual honors, while Springfield College’s David Birdsall (Madison, CT) finished the course in a time of 16:57 to claim the men’s individual honors.

Wellesley earned top team honors for the women, scoring 38 points,followed by Coast Guard (59), Smith (60), Westfield State (64), Mount Holyoke (140), Clark (181), Norwich (221), MCLA (231), Saint Joseph (278) and New England College (286).

Coast Guard claimed the top slot for the men with 31 points. Springfield College (33), Westfield State (115), Western New England (122), Norwich (148), Clark (151), SUNY Institute of Technology (198), New England College (229) and MCLA (233) rounded out the remaining teams.

Next up for the Blazers is the Daniel Webster Invitational which is slated for 4:00 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18.