Golden Bears Place Eighth at Western New England Invitational
Dias leads WNE with 17th place finish
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 15, 2016) – The Western New England University women's cross country team posted an eighth-place finish earlier today at its annual Western New England Invitational.
The Golden Bears finished eighth in the 22-team field with a score of 218. The University of New England (17) saw all five of its scoring runners place within the top-six on its way to claiming the team title, while Roger Williams (126) and Westfield State (150) rounded out the top-three. Tiana Thomas of UNE was the top individual finisher, completing the five-kilometer course in 19:10.
Top Performers
• Sophomore Meagan Dias (Ludlow, Mass.) continued her strong season with a 17th place finish in 20:29.
• Senior Amy Grindle (Feeding Hills, Mass.) was the second Golden Bear to cross the finish line, doing so in 21:13, good for 39th overall.
• Junior Kathleen Silveira (Plainfield, Conn.) wasn't far behind Grindle, clocking in at 21:22 and placing 42nd overall.
Also Scoring for Western New England
• Freshman Brooke Townsend (Portland, Conn.) – 56th overall (21:39)
• Senior Rachel Duda (Clinton, Conn.) – 104th overall (22:44)
Up Next
The Golden Bears will be off next weekend, before returning to their home course on Saturday, October 29, when Western New England hosts the 2016 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship.
