BOSTON, Mass. – Senior
Emily Philbrook (Penacook, N.H.) paced the Plymouth State University women's cross country team to a 15th place finish at the Suffolk Invitational at Franklin Park on Saturday afternoon.
Philbrook continued her impressive season with another competitive showing on the 6k course, finishing 26th in a field of 233 competitors with a time of 24:01.3.
The Panthers finished 15th in the meet, just behind Little East Conference (LEC) rivals Keene State, UMass Dartmouth and Southern Maine.
The Basics:
- Suffolk Invitational – 15th of 26 Teams
Notable Team Scores:
- Colby (1st – 62 points), Bowdoin (2nd – 62), Wellesley (3rd – 114), Keene State (5th – 171), UMass Dartmouth (10th – 303), Southern Maine (11th – 304), Plymouth State (15th – 357), Suffolk (18th – 567)
How it Happened:
- Philbrook led the Panthers with a top-30 finish in a time of 24:01.3.
- The duo of junior Abby Snow (Grantham, N.H.) and senior Lexi Marcolini (Milford, Mass.) took top-100 finishes with times of 26:24.2 and 26:40.3, respectively.
- Freshman Abby Bergeron (Essex Jct., Vt.) and sophomore Isabel Costa (Burrillville, R.I.) closed out PSU's top five crossing the line in 27:44.2 and 27:48.7.
- The pair of senior Amy Cohen (Concord, N.H.) and junior Niki Monoxelos (Litchfield, N.H.) finished within the top-150 in 28:19.6 and 28:51.9.
Up Next:
- The Panthers will rest up next weekend in advance of the Little East Conference Championship at Keene State on Oct. 28.
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