Women’s Cross Country Places Third at Shacklette Invitational

MANCHESTER, NH – Katelyn Meagher (Mansfield, MA) was fourth overall, leading the Merrimack women’s cross country team to a third-place finish at the Shacklette Invitational Saturday afternoon.

Meagher finished in a time of 20:16, while freshman Julie Binney (South Easton, MA) was seventh in her first collegiate race, and Jennifer Richard (Wendell, MA) placed tenth.

Saint Rose captured the race with 53 points, narrowly edging Bentley, who racked up 54 points. Merrimack had 63 points, with Saint Anselm (76), Southern New Hampshire (122), Assumption (140) and Franklin Pierce (211) rounding out the final results.

Merrimack is idle next weekend before competing in the Codfish Bowl on September 26.

TOP MERRIMACK RUNNERS
4. Katelyn Meagher – 20:16
7. Julie Binney – 20:31
10. Jennifer Richard – 20:54
20. Rebecca Ainscow – 21:27
23. Jessica Morse – 21:48
27. Ashley Sarris – 22:09
44. Kasey Pickett – 23:57
45. Ashley Bock – 23:59

TOP-5 WOMEN
1. Melissa Bredice, The College, 20:02
2. Lauren Lesniak, Bentley, 20:09
3. Rachel Graham, Bentley, 20:10
4. Katelyn Meagher, Merrimack – 20:16
5. Jessica Marzik, Saint Anselm – 20:21