Fitchburg State Visits Keene State Invitational
The Fitchburg State men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at Keene State College this afternoon as the Falcons placed second and fifth respectively.
Men finish second overall; women place fifth
KEENE, N.H. (September 29, 2012) – The Fitchburg State men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at Keene State College this afternoon as the Falcons placed second and fifth respectively.
The Fitchburg State men ran a very strong race this weekend, finishing second to host Keene State, all while holding out last week’s top runner Eric Ouellette. Senior Will Lary (Winchendon, Mass./Murdock) led the men with an 11th place finish and a time of 27:54, while sophomore Brandon Davis (Fitchburg, Mass./Fitchburg) finished 17th with a 29:18 effort.
Senior Mike Grasela (New Bedford, Mass./New Bedford) also cracked the Falcons top five with a time of 29:25, while freshman Tim Allen (Methuen, Mass./Central Catholic) and sophomore Dan Drescher (Saugus, Mass./Saugus)added times of 29:27 and 29:55 respectively.
For the ladies, the Fitchburg State women placed fifth overall, despite not having three of its top runners. The Falcons top five Falcons included sophomore Jenae Harrison (Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington) at 21:33, Samantha Wilkinson (Wakefield, Mass./Wakefield) at 21:33 and graduate student Linda Fortunato (Feeding Hills, Mass./Agawam) at 21:52. Sophomore Braila Roy (Hyannis, Mass./Barnstable) was also solid with a time of 22:41, whileElizabeth Ward (Ashby, Mass./North Middlesex) added a mark of 23:04.
Fitchburg State will be back in action next Saturday as it visits Westfield State University at 11 a.m.