Freshman Rachel Mitchell finishes 56th to lead Ravens

WENHAM, Mass. (September 30, 2002) - The Franklin Pierce University women's cross country team finished 13th at the Pop Crowell Invitational, hosted by Gordon College, this weekend.

Freshman Rachel Mitchell (Shirley, Mass./Ayer) was the top finisher for the women with a 56th place finish with her time of 23:37. Junior captain Christine Morchauser (Utica, N.Y./Notre Dame) followed with a 65th place finish with her time of 23:50.

The men's team was short-handed due to injuries and did not qualify for the official race, but participated in the event. The men's top finisher was junior captain Jeff Joslyn (Plainfield, Conn./Plainfield) who recorded a time of 30:54, while freshman Jonathan Meserve (Pembroke, Mass./Salt Lake Regional) posted a time of 31:29.

Franklin Pierce next travels to North Easton, Mass. for the Stonehill Invitational on Saturday with the women's race starting at 11 a.m. and the men's race starting at noon.