Men take eighth; women finish ninth

EASTON, Mass. (September 30, 2001) - FPC's men's cross country team finished in eighth place out of nine teams and the women's team finished ninth at the Stonehill Invitational this afternoon. Senior Ken Gowell (Sabattus, Maine/Oak Hill) placed fourth out of 78 runners participating in the men's heat. Gowell led the Ravens with his time of 27:27, while classmate Nate Kennedy (Fitzwilliam, N.H./Monadnock) finished in 35th place with his time of 31:37. Jeff Joslyn (Sterling, Conn./Plainfield) finished 48th and posted his personal best this season, as he finished with a time of 32:48.

FPC's top women's finisher was sophomore Meredith Fontaine (West Warwick, R.I./West Warwick) who placed 39th with her best time of the season, 22:10.

The men's and women's cross country teams next host the Franklin Pierce University Invitational on Oct. 4 in Rindge, N.H.