Women's Cross Country Competes in UMass Dartmouth Invite

NEWTON, Mass. (9/19/15) – The women's cross country team placed 38^th overall at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

Senior Jaimie Russo (Watertown, Mass.) crossed the line first for the Lasers for the second race in a row at 21:25.75. Senior Rachel Knuth (Warwick, N.Y.) returned to the dirt and finished second at 23:32.04, shaving 2:04 off her last race at Fitchburg State.

Junior Nora McCabe (Cranston, R.I.) made her 2015 debut and was second in line for Lasell, as she finished the course in 25:25.76 with an averaged mile time of 8:11.1.

Next, junior Elizabeth Bennett (Warwick, R.I.) finished with a solid performance, as she clocked in at 26:17.72. Sophomore Shannon Hart (Mashpee, Mass.) trickled in minutes later at 29:12.90, improving .32 seconds faster than her previous race at Fitchburg.

For their next race, the Lasers will head to the Elms College Invite on Saturday, September 26.