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Junior captain Courtney
Garrity finished second overall with a time of 24:38 at
the Franklin Pierce Invitational on Thursday. |
Ravens place second at Franklin Pierce Invitational
Daniel Webster wins men’s event; Rivier captures women’s title
RINDGE, N.H.
(October 4, 2007) –
Daniel Webster College won the men’s event and Rivier College
captured the women’s title at the 2007 Franklin Pierce
University Invitational on Thursday afternoon.
Rivier edged host
Franklin Pierce with 26 points for the women’s title, while the
Ravens finished with 30 points. Jen Forsythe (Conway, N.H.) of
Rivier earned medalist honors, completing the 3.1-mile course in
24:38. Franklin Pierce junior captain
Courtney Garrity
(Manchester, N.H./Manchester Central)
took second place with a time of 25:10 to lead the Ravens.
Rivier took four of the top six positions to help clinch the
victory.
Sophomore
Alexandra Edwards
(Smithfield, R.I./Smithfield)
placed fourth overall for Franklin Pierce with a time of 27:00,
while classmate
Kristen Sheridan
(Auburn, N.H./Manchester Memorial)
placed seventh overall with a time of 27:25. Freshman
Sonja Foster
(Newport, Vt./United Christian Academy)
took eighth place with a time of 27:26.
The Daniel Webster
men took the top four spots in the men’s race and posted a team
score of 16 to out-race Rivier (42 points) in the head-to-head
matchup. Daniel Webster’s Kevin Horton (Kingston, Mass./Silver
Lake) took medalist honors with a time of 31:43 over the
five-mile course. Teammate Chris LaPlante (Medfield, Mass.) was
second with a time of 32:20, while Joshua Drazen (Hudson, N.H.)
placed third in 32:44 and Achille Kongo (Campbell Hall, N.Y.)
took fourth with a finish of 34:47. John Nicoloro (Cambridge,
Mass.) was Rivier’s top finisher with a time of 40:02, earning
fifth place.
Franklin Pierce
returns to action on Saturday, October 13, when the Ravens
compete in the Western New England College Invitational at 10:30
a.m.
Team scores –
Men Team
scores – Women
Daniel Webster
16
Rivier 26
Rivier
42
Franklin Pierce 30
Daniel Webster DNQ
Individual Results – Men (5 mi)
Individual Results – Women (3.1 mi)
1. Kevin Horton (DWC)
31:43 1. Jen Forsythe
(RC) 24:38
2. Chris LaPlante (DWC)
32:20 2. Courtney Garrity
(FP) 25:10
3. Joshua Drazen (DWC)
32:44 3. Janine Tranfa
(RC) 26:21
4. Achille Kongo (DWC)
34:47 4. Alexandra Edwards
(FP) 27:00
5. John Nicoloro (RC)
40:02 5. Maria Derosa
(RC) 27:01
6. Thomas Beck (DWC)
40:10 6. Ashley Thoren
(RC) 27:06
7. Kevin Harrington (RC)
42:06 7. Kristen Sheridan
(FP) 27:25
8. Paul Sauriol (DWC)
45:03 8. Sonja Foster
(FP) 27:26
9. D.J. Poitras (RC)
45:09 9. Francesca Santoro
(FP) 27:49
10. Paul DeAndrade (RC)
50:35 10. Keren Coghill (DWC)
28:48
11. Nick Bean (RC)
50:36 11. Katheryn
McGowan 34:28
12. Katrina Ware (RC) 34:30