Garrity paces the Ravens with a 104^th-place finish

NORTH EASTON, Mass. (October 21, 2007) - The Franklin Pierce University women's cross country team competed at the Northeast-10 Conference Championship on Sunday afternoon, held on the campus of Stonehill College. The Ravens finished in 14^th place at the meet with a total of 433 points.

Junior captain Courtney Garrity (Manchester, N.H./Manchester Central) paced the Raven effort with a 104th-place finish, completing the course in a time of 23:37.7. Garrity was followed by sophomore Kristen Sheridan (Auburn, N.H./Manchester Memorial) in 117^th place with a time of 24:42.7 and freshman Sonja Foster (Newport, Vt./United Christian Academy) in 118^th place with a time of 24:43.6.

The host Skyhawks took first place in the women's race for the second consecutive year, finishing with 38 points, followed by the University of Massachusetts Lowell (48 points) and Bentley College (67 points). Bryant University's Nicole Radzik took home the individual title, finishing the course with a time of 18:28, just ahead of Bentley College's Melissa Nash (18:40).

The conference championship concludes the 2007 season for the Franklin Pierce cross country team, which posted three top-10 performances this year. The Ravens will return all but one runner from this year's team next season.