Meagher, Doherty Lead Merrimack at New England Championships

BOSTON, MA – Katelyn Meagher (Mansfield, MA) led the Merrimack’s women’s cross country team to a 40th place finish, while John Doherty (Chelmsford, MA) recorded the men’s cross country team’s best time at the New England Championships Saturday.

Meagher was 175th overall in a time of 20:14. Jennifer Richard (Wendell, MA) was Merrimack’s second-best runner, placing 216th in 20:51.

Brown captured the overall team event, while Boston College finished second. The Warriors were seventh among the Northeast-10 schools.

Due to illness, the men had just four runners, with Doherty placing 245th in a time of 27:37, and Chris Lawrence (Peabody, MA) finishing 269th in 28:23 in the varsity race.

UMass Lowell captured the overall team event, while UMass Amherst placed second. Merrimack did not have enough runners to place as a team.

Merrimack hosts its annual alumni meet next Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Volpe Complex.

TOP MERRIMACK WOMEN’S RUNNERS
175. Katelyn Meagher – 20:14
216. Jennifer Richard – 20:51
234. Rebecca Ainscow – 21:04
243. Caitlin Kasala-Hallinan – 21:18
288. Jessica Morse – 22:24

MERRIMACK MEN’S RUNNERS
245. John Doherty – 27:37
269. Chris Lawrence – 28:23
JV Race
285. Pat Lawlor - 30:57
288. Brendan Mormile - 31:01

TOP-5 WOMEN
1. Corey Conner, Maine, 17:36
2. Ari Garber, Brown, 18:04
3. Jacqui Wentz, MIT, 18:06
4. Laura Brustolon, SCSU, 18:08
5. Kimberely DeLoreto, Sacred Heart, 18:10.

TOP-5 MEN
1. Glarious Rop, AIC, 24:22
2. Williams Sanders, UConn, 24:#3
3. Edgar Kosgey, Williams, 24:41
4. Eric Ashe, Boston Univ., 24:42.
5. Jonathan Pierce, Amherst, 24:42