NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. (September 17, 2022) -- The Franklin Pierce University women's cross country team competed at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational to open its season on Saturday. The Ravens took 26^th overall out of 38 teams in the varsity 5k race.

The first Raven to cross the line was graduate student Saylee Missell (Stafford Springs, Conn.), who took 85^th for her 19:44 time, in her first time running the 5k distance at the collegiate level. Junior Meghan Sheline (Southington, Conn.) followed her in 136^th for her 20:21 time. Taking 159^th was senior Victoria Van Houten (Wantage, N.J.) for her 20:51 time. Behind her was junior Jasmin Baillargeon (South Wheelock, Vt.) in 164^th for a 20:56 performance and graduate student Alana Thompson (Westampton, N.J.) in 167^th for a 21:01 time. Also racing was senior Meagan Foley (Beverly, Mass.), who took 168^th (21:03) and graduate student Alena Masterson (Pelham, N.H.) in 185^th (21:20).

Meanwhile, the first to cross for the Ravens in the junior varsity 5k was junior Katie Peterson (Derry, N.H.) in 74^th with her 23:01 time. Fellow junior Emma Cutter (Newburyport, Mass.) was next, taking 88^th for her 24:03 time.

The Ravens will be back in action on Saturday, Oct. 1, for the Mike Woods Invitational in Geneseo, N.Y.