Women's Cross Country Places 2nd at MASCAC Championships
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Westfield State captured its fifth straight Massachusetts State College Athletics Conference (MASCAC) women’s cross-country championship with a runaway victory on Saturday, Oct. 25, at Stanley Park.
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Westfield State captured its fifth straight Massachusetts State College Athletics Conference (MASCAC) women's cross-country championship with a runaway victory on Saturday, Oct. 25, at Stanley Park.
Led by individual champion Kerry Arouca - a
junior from Hanson, Mass. - the Owls placed seven runners in the
top 11 in posting the fourth lowest total in the meet's 24-year
history.
Westfield finished with 24 points in the seven-team meet, followed
by Bridgewater State (72) and Worcester State (90).
Arouca continued her strong running this season with a time of 18:44.64 over the 3.1-mile course. Westfield State senior Marianne Mealey of Foxboro placed second in 19:13.04, followed by Bridgewater sophomore Amanda Hauswirth (19:26.97) and hard-working Westfield State senior Marlee Berg (19:53.69).
Worcester State freshman Maura Withington earned MASCAC Rookie of the Year honors by placing fifth in 20:12.01.
Also earning all-conference honors were: Fitchburg freshman Katelyn Page (6th), Worcester's Kara Antrim (7th), Westfield junior Ally Brown (8th), Westfield freshman Marissa Benito (9th), and Westfield freshman Nicole Brouwer (10th).