Women's XC Races to 7th Place at Runnin' Monks Invitational

STANDISH, Maine – The Lasell College women's cross country team finished 7th overall with 216 points in The Runnin' Monks Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

Lasell's top finisher, senior Jaime Russo (Watertown, Mass.) took 22nd overall at 22:40.1. Freshman Stephanie Seedorf (Massapequa, N.Y.) placed 35th (23:38.1), senior Rachel Knuth (Warwick, N.Y.) finished 41st (24:42.8) and junior Elizabeth Bennett (Warwick, R.I.) placed 57th (26:21.0).

Junior Nora McCabe (Cranston, R.I.) and sophomore Shannon Hart (Mashpee, Mass.) capped the finish for the Lasers, finishing at 27:10.6 and 28:07.6, respectively. 

Emmanuel College topped a 12-team field with 23 points to win the 2015 Runnin' Monks Invitational at Saint Joseph's College on Saturday. The Saints placed five of the top seven runners overall and finished well ahead of runner-up University of New England, which totaled 64 points in the 5K race.

Monks standout Heather Eaton (Lincolnville, Maine) won the Monks' annually hosted event for the second time in her career with a 20:13 effort, 30 seconds faster than runner-up Margaret McCaffrey of Emmanuel. 

As for team finishes, Maine-Farmington placed third (76 points), Saint Joseph's was fourth (127) and Emerson College finished fifth (140). Wheelock College (159), Lasell College (216), Nichols College (240), Thomas College (255), Johnson State (267), Maine Maritime (287) and Maine-Presque Isle (288) capped the list of competing institutions.

The Lasers will resume the course on Friday, October 16 for local competition at conference foe Emmanuel College with race-time set for 4:00 p.m.