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CORSAIRS 19^TH, 22^ND AT CONNECTICUT COLLEGE INVITATIONAL

WATERFORD, CT-The men finished 19^th of 24 teams and the women were 20^th in a 22-team field as the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth opened its cross country season at the Connecticut College Invitational Saturday afternoon.

The Corsair men finished with 537 points, while the women had 544. The College of New Jersey won both races. Matt Randall of the College of New Jersey won the men’s race in 25:05, while Kristina Miner of Trinity won the women’s race in 18:24.

Junior Brian Vatcher (Stoneham, MA/Stoneham HS) led the Corsair men, finishing 91^st in 27:03. Junior Dave Brooks (Princeton, MA/Wachusett Regional) was 100^th in 27:22, senior Casey Cavanaugh (Wilbraham, MA/Minnechaug HS) 137^th in 27:54, sophomore Kevin O’Connell (Peabody, MA/Peabody HS) 168^th in 28:27, sophomore Eric Holmes (Abington, MA/Abington HS) 190^th in 28:51, junior Mike Doyle (Quincy, MA/North Quincy HS) 219^th in 29:20, senior Mike LeBlanc (Fall River, MA/Durfee HS) 228^th in 29:28, sophomore Brendan Cavanaugh (Wilbraham, MA/Minnechaug HS) 250^th in 30:27, sophomore Matt Gagnon (Tewksbury, MA/Shawsheen Valley HS) 282^nd in 31:19, and freshman Greg Morrell (Rehoboth, MA/Dighton-Rehoboth HS) 283^rd in 31:24.                                           

Sophomore Caitlin Schutz (Adams, MA/Hoosac Valley HS) led the women, finishing 112^th in 21:08. Sophomore Stacey Sarber (Oakdale, CT/Montville HS) was 145^th in 21;52, sophomore Libby DeBoalt (Middletown, MA/Masconomet HS) was 152^nd in 22:04, freshman Katie Lynch (Somerville, MA/Somerville HS) was 172^nd in 22:21, freshman Liz Pettigrew (Wilmington, MA/Wilmington HS) 194^th in 22:57, and junior Haley Lawson (Adams, MA/Hoosac Valley HS) 198^th in 23:05.

”Both our men and women improved significantly from their performances in this race last year,” said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Jon Hind. “The race itself was much tougher, and the fields were much stronger. Brian Vatcher, our top runner, ran 1:34 faster than he did last year, Casey Cavanaugh, our third men’s runner, was 1:28 faster than he was last year, and Caitlin Schutz, our top women’s runner, ran 48 seconds better than she did last year.”

The Corsairs will return home to host the UMass Dartmouth Invitational next weekend.

UMASS DARTMOUTH CROSS COUNTRY