Murphy Captures Title, Falcons Finish 2nd at MASCAC Championship
Westfield, Mass. – Senior Abigail Murphy (Quincy, Mass.) took top honors at the 2022 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Women's Cross Country Championships to pace the Falcons’ team to a second-place finish this afternoon at Stanley Park hosted by Westfield State University.
Westfield, Mass. – Senior Abigail Murphy (Quincy, Mass.) took top honors at the 2022 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Women's Cross Country Championships to pace the Falcons' team to a second-place finish this afternoon at Stanley Park hosted by Westfield State University.
The Basics
Meet: MASCAC Championship
Score: Second (7 teams), 63 points
How It Happened
Murphy captured the championship covering the 5K course in 19:16.25, just four seconds ahead of Nicole Major of Bridgewater State. Murphy was named the 2022 MASCAC Runner of the Year and earned MASCAC All-Conference accolades.
The Green and Gold had four runners in the top 15. Junior Lilah McAndrew (Olde Lyme, Conn) earned a MASCAC All-Conference nod with a 7th place finish with a time of 19:52.84. Rookie Skye Goba (Norton, Mass.) placed 12th (20:05.81) and senior Maria Burnett (Fitchburg, Mass.) crossed the chute in 15th (20:27.57)
Freshman Diana Marquez-Frias (Lowell, Mass.) rounded out the scoring for the Falcons, finishing in 33rd with a time of 21:59.48.
Inside the Numbers
- Senior Sophie Geremia (Shrewsbury, Mass.), 35th (22:00.65)
- Senior Courtney Brouillet (Fitchburg, Mass.), 63rd (26:19.38)
- Junior Erin Donelan (Fitchburg, Mass.), 64th (26:44.94)
- Sophomore Marjorie Veliotis (Stoughton, Mass.), 69th (27:19.42)
- Senior Jenna Aubuchon (Fitchburg, Mass.), 72nd (29:04.91)
- Westfield State placed first at this year's MASCAC Championship with 31 points.
- Murphy is the first Falcons' runner to achieve Runner of the Year since 2000.
Up Next
The Falcons will compete in the 2022 NCAA DIII New England Regionals on Saturday, November 12th at Bowdoin College.
