Women 18th in ECAC Championship

BRISTOL, RI - The St. Joe's women's cross country team placed 18th out of 42 teams with 556 points in the ECAC Division III Championship at Colt State Park in Bristol, Rhode Island on Saturday. Alysn Ludwig '09 (Waldoboro, ME) paced the Lady Monks with a 25:33 time, good for 58th in the 6K event. Katie Murphy '11 (Baileyville, ME) was close behind with a 25:54 effort.

Williams College won the race with 23 points and placed all seven runners, including winner Elly Teitsworth (23:33), in the top ten. The Ephs also won the men's race.

Third for the Lady Monks was Mary Casinghino '10 (Manchester, NH), who finished #112 overall (26:44). She was followed by Shannon Marden '10 (Dover-Foxcroft, ME) (143, 27:25), Serena Foley '11 (Swampscott, MA) (203, 28:37), Allison Pearsall '12 (West Newbury, MA) (212, 28:49) and Sarah Banks '09 (Swans Island, ME) (224, 29:05).

Saint Joseph's will compete in the NCAA D III New England Championships, hosted by Williams College in Williamstown, MA on Saturday, November 15th. The women's race begins at 11:00 AM with the men to follow at 12:00 PM.

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