Fitchburg State Hosts Jim Sheehan Memorial Meet
The Fitchburg State men’s and women’s cross country teams hosted their annual Jim Sheehan Memorial Meet this afternoon at Coggshall Park. The men’s squad turned in a first place finish with a perfect score of 15 points, while the women placed third overall with 54 points.
Men capture first place with a perfect 15 points; Women placed third with 54 points
FITCHBURG, Mass. (September 9, 2011) – The Fitchburg State men's and women's cross country teams hosted their annual Jim Sheehan Memorial Meet this afternoon at Coggshall Park. The men's squad turned in a first place finish with a perfect score of 15 points, while the women placed third overall with 54 points.
Senior Chris Kibler (Bath, Maine/Morse) led the pack for Fitchburg State, turning in the day's top performance with a time of 26:00 over the 4.75 mile course. Freshman Eric Ouellette (Ashburnham, Mass./Oakmont) grabbed second place on the afternoon with an effort of 26:39, while junior Will Lary (Winchendon, Mass./Murdock) cracked the top three with a time of 26:44.
The Falcons men's team was electric on the afternoon, grabbing the top seven spots of the meet. Freshman Brandon Davis (Fitchburg, Mass./Fitchburg) garnered fourth place for Fitchburg State with a time of 26:49, while newcomer Damion Perry (Westport, Mass./Diman Regional) followed Davis to the finish at 27:05. Junior Mike Grasela (New Bedford, Mass./New Bedford) and freshman Jim Quinlan (N. Andover, Mass./N. Andover) capped the Falcons top men's runners with times of 27:14 and 27:15 respectively.
Junior Emily Lane (Clinton, Conn./The Morgan School) stole the spotlight again for the Fitchburg State women's team, posting the squads best finish of the day with an eighth place, 23:46 effort. Senior Katie Page (Beverly, Mass./Beverly) followed shortly behind in tenth with a time of 24:18, while freshman Braila Roy (Hyannis, Mass./Barnstable) took 13th at 25:06.
Junior Chenice Branquinho (E. Freetown, Mass./Old Colony) and classmate Kelsey Chand (Middleboro, Mass./Bristol Plymouth) also cracked the top five spots for Fitchburg State, finishing with times of 25:09 and 26:42 respectively.
Both teams will be back in action next Friday as they travel to UMass Dartmouth at 11 a.m.