FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE INVITATIONAL

at Coggshall Park
Friday, September 17

Tufts University senior Cindy Manning (Valparaiso, IN/Valparaiso) won a race for the second straight week to lead the women's cross country team to victory at the Fitchburg Invitational on Friday afternoon. Jumbos took four of the top five spots overall and logged 20 points to win convincingly over a second-place Holy Cross "B" team (36 pts.). Manning posted a 19:17 finish that was 1:29 faster than the second-place time of 20:46 registered  by Tufts freshman Allyson White (Canton, MA/Canton). Tufts sophomore Heather Ballantyne (Winchester, MA/Winchester) and junior Jenn Edelmann (Fairfield, CT/Fairfield) both crossed the finish line within 21:05 for fourth and fifth, respectively, overall. Freshman Mary Nodine (Portland, ME/Portland) scored fifth for the Jumbos with a 21:26 time in eighth overall.

Team Scores:
1) Tufts    20    (1, 2, 4, 5, 8)
2) Holy Cross "B"    36    (3, 6, 7, 9, 11)
3) Fitchburg State College    95    (19, 38, 39, 40, 42)
4) Worcester State College    101 (18, 32, 41, 43, 53)

Top 10 Individuals:
1) Cindy Manning, Tufts    19:17
2) Alyson White, Tufts    20:46
3) Kate LeClair, Holy Cross    20:52
4) Heather Ballantyne, Tufts    21:05
5) Jennifer Edelmann, Tufts    21:05
6) Cassie Clark, Holy Cross    21:23
7) Christine Kearney, Holy Cross    21:25
8) Mary Nodine, Tufts    21:26
9) Kerry Farrelly, Holy Cross    21:31
10) Tiffany Davis, Tufts    21:37

Other Tufts finishers:
13) Heidi Tyson    21:53
14) Monika Navarro    22:06
15) Ashley Langworthy    22:19
17) Allison White    22:28
21) Christy Northrop    22:51
22) Kathryn Hughes    22:56
23) Megan DiBiase    23:08
24) Molly Frank-Meltzer    23:15
25) Leslie Crofton    25:25
26) Danielle Perrin    25:32
27) Ashley Peterson    25:32
30) Deonca Williams    25:47
36) Evangeline Thibodeau    24:42
37) Becky Stevens    24:43
46) Allison Chapman    26:42
47) Nara Meli    26:53
49) Jolie Gasquet    27:14
52) Kerry Biggs    28:18


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