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Franklin Pierce 21st at 13th James Early Invitational

Franklin Pierce 21st at 13th James Early Invitational

Senior Courtney Garrity led the Ravens for the fourth time in as many events this fall.

Garrity places 119th out of 206 individuals with time of 23:43.54 over 5K

WESTFIELD, Mass. (October 11, 2008) - The Franklin Pierce University women's cross country team placed 21st at the 13th annual James Early Invitational, hosted by Westfield State College, at Stanley Park this morning.

Franklin Pierce posted a 558 team total at the event, while Carleton College took the team title with a score of 25 after placing three runners in the top five and four in the top seven. Carleton's Simone Childs-Walker won the women's event with a time of 18:18.69 over the five-kilometer course.

Senior Courtney Garrity (Manchester, N.H./Manchester Central) led Franklin Pierce with a time of 23:43.54 to place 119th out of 206 individuals at the event. Freshman Melissa Dymek (Hubbardston, Mass./Quabbin Regional) finished 145th overall in 24:41.29.

Franklin Pierce is back in action next weekend for the Western New England College Invitational at 10:30 a.m.