Falcons Capture 3rd Place at Maple Syrup Challenge

Randolph, VT. – The Fitchburg State women's cross country team placed third at the Maple Syrup Challenge hosted by Vermont Tech on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

Meet: Vermont Tech, Maple Syrup Challenge
Place: 3^rd place, 84 points (11 Teams)

How It Happened

• The Falcons had a strong outing placing four runners in the top 20. Senior Abigail Murphy (Quincy, Mass.) had another strong start pacing the Falcons with a top time of 21:22.50, followed by classmate Maria Burnett (Fitchburg, Mass.) (21:47.62)
• The Green and Gold had back-to-back finishes at the 16^th and 17^th slot. Senior Lilah McAndrew (Old Lyme, Conn.) crossed the finish line at 22:37.62, just four seconds before teammate Skye Goba (Norton, Mass.)
• Newcomer Diana Marquez-Frias (Lowell, Mass.) rounded out the scoring for the visitors with a 30^th place finish and a time of 25:02.11
• Other Finisher: Senior Courtney Brouillet (Fitchburg, Mass.) 31:54.24
• Middlebury won the meet with a total of 19 points. Saint Michael's finished in second (59 points), while Fitchburg State rounded out the top three (84 points). 

Up Next

The Falcons return to action on Saturday (9/17) as they compete at the 2022 UMass Dartmouth Invitational.