Meagher Leads Women’s Cross Country to Seventh Place Finish

COLCHESTER, VT – Senior Katie Meagher (Mansfield, MA) posted the top time for the Merrimack women’s cross country team, leading the Warriors to a seventh-place finish at the Northeast-10 Championship Sunday at Saint Michael’s College.

Meagher was 14th overall in a time of 19:25.2. Other top Merrimack runners included Ashley Sarris (Shelton, CT) (48th, 20:13.5), Jennifer Richard (Wendall, MA) (51st, 20:19.7), Caitlin Kasala-Hallinan (Worcester, MA) (64th, 20:37.5), Rebecca Ainscow (Derry, NH) (71st, 20:44.2), and Christina Fisher (Mansfield Center, CT) (72nd, 20:47.5).

For her efforts, Meagher was named to the Northeast-10 All-Conference second team.

Stonehill captured the meet with 37 overall points, followed by UMass Lowell with 53 points. Southern Connecticut’s Laura Brustolon was the top runner (18:03.8), followed by Stonehill’s Erin Carmone (18:23.2).

Merrimack concludes the season at the Northeast Regionals on December 8.

MERRIMACK RUNNERS
14. Katelyn Meagher – 19:25.2
48. Ashley Sarris - 20:13.5
51. Jennifer Richard - 20:19.7
64. Caitlin Kasala-Hallinan - 20:37.5
71. Rebecca Ainscow - 20:44.2
72. Christina Fisher - 20:47.5
78. Julie Binney - 20:56.0
91. Jessica Morse - 21:22.1
105. Kayla Morong - 21:42.8
106. Kasey Pickett - 21:43.5
109. Ashley Bock - 21:57.7

TOP 5 RUNNERS
1. Laura Brustolon, SCSU – 18:03.8
2. Erin Carmone, Stonehill – 18:23.2
3. Lyra Clark, Lowell – 18:47.6
4. Jill Alves, Stonehill – 18:59.6
5. Julie Collignon, AIC, 19:05.0

Women’s Team Results
1. Stonehill, 37
2. UMass Lowell, 53
3. Southern Connecticut, 127
4. Adelphi, 131
5. Saint Rose, 165
6. Bentley, 171
7. Merrimack, 220
8. New Haven, 222
9. Le Moyne, 274
10. American International, 284
11. Saint Michael’s, 306
12. Southern N.H., 309
13. Pace, 338
14. Saint Anselm, 365
15. Assumption, 389
16. Franklin Pierce, 515