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CORSAIRS 19TH, 24ND AT UMASS DARTMOUTH INVITATIONAL
NORTH DARTMOUTH-The men finished 19th of 33 teams and the women were 24th in a 35-team field at the 33rd annual University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Invitational cross country meet at the UMass Dartmouth Athletic Complex Saturday afternoon.
The Corsair men finished with 560 points for the five-mile race, while the women had 709 points for the five-kilometer distance. Keene State won the men’s race with 73 points, while Colby won the women’s race with 43 points. Hirotaka Tanaka of Japan’s Inter University Athletic Union won the men’s race in 24:12, while Colby’s Jessica Minty won the women’s race. Final times for the women’s race were not available.
Junior Dave Brooks (Princeton, MA/Wachusett Regional) led the Corsair men, finishing 77thst in 27:10. Junior Brian Vatcher (Stoneham, MA/Stoneham HS) was 82nd in 27:17, senior Casey Cavanaugh (Wilbraham, MA/Minnechaug HS) 103rd in 27:45, sophomore Kevin O’Connell (Peabody, MA/Peabody HS) 137th in 28:41, Robert McGettigan was 161st in 29:24, sophomore Eric Holmes (Abington, MA/Abington HS) 164th in 29:30, and sophomore Brendan Cavanaugh (Wilbraham, MA/Minnechaug HS) 172nd in 30:00.
Sophomore Caitlin Schutz (Adams, MA/Hoosac Valley HS) led the women, finishing 111th. Sophomore Stacey Sarber (Oakdale, CT/Montville HS) was 126th, sophomore Libby DeBoalt (Middletown, MA/Masconomet HS) was 138th, freshman Katie Lynch (Somerville, MA/Somerville HS) was 158th, junior Haley Lawson (Adams, MA/Hoosac Valley HS) was 176th, and freshman Liz Pettigrew (Wilmington, MA/Wilmington HS) was 198th.
The Corsairs will be at MIT next Saturday.
UMASS DARTMOUTH CROSS COUNTRY