Devlin paces Ravens in 22:24

Individual Results
Team Results 

WENTHAM, Mass. (October 1, 2011) – Freshman Kelsey Devlin (Warwick, R.I.) finished 100th overall in a time of 22:24 on Saturday afternoon as the Franklin Pierce University women's cross country team placed 23rd in the Pop Crowell Invitational, hosted by Gordon. Salve Regina senior Caroline Norton won the individual title with a time of 19:13, as Salve Regina and Saint Anselm split the team title.

Devlin paced the Ravens by over two minutes, as junior Brittany Mather (North Kingstown, R.I.) stopped the clock at 24:59 to place 184th. Mather would be the first in a group of four Franklin Pierce runners who finished close to each other to round out the team's scoring. Sophomore Natasha Pastor (Fitzwilliam, N.H.) finished 190th with a time of 25:19, junior Keri Marnane (Cranston, R.I.) was 192nd with a time of 25:30, and freshman Maggie Campbell (Queensbury, N.Y.) crossed the line in 25:57 to finish 201st.

Also in the field for Franklin Pierce on Saturday were freshman Madelene Morrill (Greenville, Pa.) and sophomore Bianca Acebron-Peco (Bow, N.H.), who finished 221st and 244th, respectively. Morrill finished with a time of 26:54, while Acebron-Peco posted a 28:45.

Saint Anselm had two runners in the top five and four in the top 20, while Salve Regina placed four in the top 15 as each team finished with 56 points to split the team title in the 26-team meet. Behind the Hawks and Seahawks, University of New England (73 points), Roger Williams (162) and Lesley (177) rounded out the top five.

Individually, Norton edged Saint Anselm junior Allyn Doyle (19:17) by just four seconds for the meet title. All within 12 seconds of Doyle, Saint Anselm freshman Courtney Bennett (19:26), Rhode Island College freshman Allysa O'Connor (19:29) and University of New England sophomore Colleen Ahern (19:29) finished third through fifth, respectively.

The Ravens return to action on Saturday, Oct. 8, at the James Earley Invitational, hosted by Westfield State, at 11 a.m.

For more information on Franklin Pierce Athletics, please visit the official website of Franklin Pierce Athletics (http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu). Also be sure to follow the Ravens through the Department of Athletics' official Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/FranklinPierceRavens), its YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/franklinpiercesports) and its Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/FPUathletics).