The top four Ravens all shave at least 30 seconds off previous 2007 bests

WENHAM, Mass. (September 29, 2007) - The Franklin Pierce University women's cross country team took part in the Pop Crowell Invitational, hosted by Gordon College, on Saturday morning.  The Ravens finished in 22nd place overall, led by the running of junior co-captain Courtney Garrity (Manchester, N.H./Manchester Central), who finished in 97th place with a season-best time of 22:35.

Led by Garrity, the top-four finishers for the Ravens all shaved at least 30 seconds off their previous best times for the 2007 season. Freshman Sonja Foster (Newport, Vt./United Christian Academy) continued her strong first season with the team by finishing in 144th place with a time of 24:11 to finish second among Franklin Pierce runners. Sophomore Alexandra Edwards (Smithfield, R.I./Smithfield) and junior Francesca Santoro (Medford, Mass./Medford) also had strong times for the Ravens, as Edwards took nearly 90 seconds off her season-best pace with a time of 25:04 (159th place) and Santoro beat her season-best by 43 seconds with a time of 25:26 (170th place).

Hannah Matthews of Gordon College won the individual title in a time of 18:56, while Wellesley College took the team title with a total of 35 points.

Franklin Pierce will be back in action on Thursday afternoon, as the Ravens host the Franklin Pierce Invitational. The Ravens' only home meet of the 2007 cross country season will begin at 4:15 p.m.