Farquhar finishes 20th in Regis Invitational

WESTON, Mass. (October 15, 2005) – The Franklin Pierce University men's and women's cross country teams participated today in the 2005 Regis College Invitational. Overall, the women finished in fifth place.

The top finisher for Franklin Pierce on the women’s side was freshman Courtney Garrity (Manchester, N.H./Manchester Central), finishing in 23rd place with a time of 23:56. Junior Michelle Frazer (Braintree, Mass./Braintree) finished 31st with a time of 24:35.

The top performer on the men's team was junior Burket Farquhar (Marlborough, Conn./RHAM) finishing 20th with a time of 32:25. Sophomore Michael Donahue (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield) finished 46th with a time of 36:07out of 57 runners with a time of 29:41.

The teams will be in action again next weekend at the Northeast-10 Conference Championship hosted by Bryant University. The women’s race will start at 10 a.m. and the men’s race will start at 11 a.m.