Cross country opens season with pair of fourth-place finishes at Amherst

September 10, 2005

AMHERST, MA- The Wheaton College men's and women's cross country teams opened their 2005 seasons with a pair of fourth-place finishes at the Amherst Invitational Saturday afternoon. The Lyon women tallied 93 points on the day while the men posted a 97-point total. The host women captured the team title with 19 points and the Bates men were crowned champions with 26 points.

Sophomore All-America Megan Brousseau (Attleboro, MA/Attleboro) led the pack on the women's side with a seventh-place mark overall, crossing the 5,000-meter finish line in 19:57. A trio of newcomers followed Brousseau, as freshmen Amanda Rawson (Dudley, MA/Shepherd Hill Regional) and Lily Calderwood (Harvard, MA/Bromfield School), and sophomore Abbe Bosk (Narberth, PA/Springside) took 21st, 22nd and 23rd, respectively. Rawson finished in 21:23, Calderwood in 21:27 and Bosk in 21:36.

Freshman Lauren Reddy (Walnut Creek, CA/Carondelet) placed 36th overall while junior Jennifer Ziello (Litchfield, CT/Litchfield) turned in a 39th-place result. Sophomores Jessie Buonaccorsi (Shutesbury, MA/Amherst Regional) and Mary Ostrander (San Diego, CA/Francis Parker School) rounded out the women's finishers.

On the men's side, sophomore Pat Benson (Foxboro, MA/Bishop Feehan) posted a seventh-place standing in his first collegiate meet since running in last year's Amherst Invitational, covering the 8,000-meter course in 27:33. Junior Matt Peirce (Lincoln, MA/Lincoln-Sudbury Regional) followed Benson with a 21st-place finish and time of 29:14.

The next four Wheaton runners finished within seven placements of each other, led by freshman Evan Morse's (Newton, MA/Newton North) 31st-place result. Sophomore Alex Cook (Hanover, MA/Hanover) captured a 33rd-place finish while senior captain Eric Richardson (East Walpole, MA/Bishop Feehan) and first-year Scott Hafferkamp (Merrimack, NH/Merrimack) took 36th and 38th, respectively.

The Lyons return to action on Saturday, September 24, when they will travel to Boston's Franklin Park to compete in the Harrier Classic.

Men's Team Results: (1) Bates 26, (2) Amherst 34, (3) Merrimack 90, (4) Wheaton 97

Wheaton Individual Results: (7) Pat Benson 27:33, (21) Matt Peirce 29:14, (31) Evan Morse 30:05, (33) Alex Cook 30:22, (36) Eric Richardson 30:47, (38) Scott Hafferkamp 30:56, (44) Scott Clark 33:13, (45) Blair Rossetti 34:07, (46) Dan Libon 34:49

Women's Team Results: (1) Amherst 19, (2) Bates 53, (3) Springfield 82, (4) Wheaton 93, (5) Merrimack 145

Wheaton Individual Results: (7) Megan Brousseau 19:57, (21) Amanda Rawson 21:23, (22) Lily Calderwood 21:27, (23) Abbe Bosk 21:36, (36) Lauren Reddy 22:31, (39) Jennifer Ziello 22:56, (44) Jessie Buonaccorsi 23:05, (47) Mary Ostrander 23:29

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