Eagles finish fifth in NAC Championship

BANGOR, Maine – Colby Sawyer won the 2015 North Atlantic Conference women's cross country championship on Saturday, October 31, 2015 hosted by Husson University at Saxl Park in Bangor, Maine. Abby Shafter of New England College won her third straight women's title with a time of 20:07.20.

The women's runner-up was UMaine Farmington, who placed second with a score of 59 in the 5K course. Castleton was third with a score of 90 followed by Maine Maritime (124), Husson (149), New England College (174), Lyndon (189), Green Mountain (197), Thomas (232) and Johnson State (244).

Shafer won her third straight individual NAC title in 2015, completing the 5K course nearly 30 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor. Emily Lopez and Lauren Oligny of Colby Sawyer, finished second and third respectively in 20:36.56 and 20:43.47. Allison Granata of New England College crossed the finish line fourth with a time of 21:52.12. Colby Sawyer's Martha Aschale placed fifth in 21:54.01. Laura Pulito of UMaine Farmington was sixth in 21:58.97, while Haley Kennedy and Elizabeth Bassette, both of Castleton, finished seventh and eighth with times of 22:01.75 and 22:08.34 respectively. Jordan Springmann of Colby Sawyer, who finished in ninth with a 22:10.83. Emma Pidden of UMaine Farmington placed tenth in 22:14.70, followed by Rachel Springmann of Colby Sawyer in 22:18.56. Alisha Labbe of UMaine Farmington was 12th in 22:23.15, followed by Kateri Jeffery of Husson in 22:24.83. Nicole Morris of Colby Sawyer was 14th in 22:31.59, while Hannah Emery of UMaine Farmington rounded out the top 15 in 22:34.62.

Other Eagles who ran on the day were Morgan Clifford, placed 21st with a time of 23:17.87, Shannon Buncewas 35th in 24:07.54, Jessica Cole in 45th with a 24:40.49, Stephanie Adamczyk and Samantha Martin, finished 53rd and 54th with times of 24:54.74 and 24:56.88 while Madison Cole finished 56th in 25:28.98, followed by Shannon Staples in 64th with a 26:22.88, Paige Rainford finished in 67th in 26:36.64, Stacey Tutela placed 76th with a time of 27:14.69 and Kathrine Medeiros crossed the finish line in 102nd with a 32:06.90.

The Eagles will return to action on Saturday, November 7th at the 2015 ECAC Championship in Williamstown, Mass. hosted by Williams College.

Sorbello claims CCC Runner of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- University of New England women's cross country member Brittney Sorbello has been named as the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Runner of the Week for the period ending October 11.

The junior received her second weekly distinction of the year from the CCC after leading the Nor'easters to the team title in a 39-team field at the James Earley Invitational. Sorbello clocked a time of 18:26 over the 5K course to finish fourth as an individual. Big Blue ended up one point clear of Williams College to capture the crown.


For the complete release of the CCC weekly award recipients, click HERE.

Women's cross country eighth in Division III in Open New Englands JV race

BOSTON -- The Bates women's cross country team competed in the JV 5K race Saturday at the Open New England Championships, placing 20th out of 28 teams. The Bobcats were eighth out of 13 Division III teams in the race.

First-year runner Wendy Memishian (Medway, Mass.) led Bates in a time of 20:19.1, or 87th overall out of 321 runners. Junior Ashley Pollack (Port Washington, N.Y.) placed 98th overall in 20:24.3.

Senior Ellie Miller (Potomac, Md.) placed 171st overall in 21:10.9, while sophomore Rachael Rosow (Avon, Conn.) took 188th place in 21:24.4. First-year Ruth van Kampen (Brunswick, Maine) rounded out the team's scoring in 191st, at 21:25.9. First-year Katie Kelley (San Anselmo, Calif.) and sophomore Julia Nemy (San Francisco, Calif.) were Bates' displacers in 21:34.5 and 21:38.4, respecitvely.

Bates will compete at the Maine State Championships on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 3pm.

UMaine Women's Cross Country 30th at New England Championship

BOSTON, Mass. -- The University of Maine women's cross country team placed 30th at the New England Championships at Franklin Park on Saturday afternoon.

The Black Bears finished the 5k run with a total time of 1:39.11 and a score of 858.

Annabelle Wilson again led the charge for the women's team, placing 139th with a time of 19:27.4. Wilson was followed by Shannon O'Neil in 167th at 19:44.1 and Hope Gardner who placed 178th in a time of 19:54.8.

Maine is back in action on Saturday, Oct. 31 when it travels to compete at the 2015 America East Championships, hosted by Stony Brook.

Ninth place for women’s cross country at Lehigh

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The 23rd-ranked Colby College women’s cross country team finished ninth overall and second among NCAA Division III schools in the Brown Race at the Paul Short Run at Lehigh University on Friday.

The Paul Short Run is one of the largest cross country meets in the country. There were three collegiate races, open races, and high school races.

 

The Mules had a score of 338 to finish just behind eighth place Keene State (334), the top placing team in Division III. Saint Joseph’s University won the meet with a 166.

 

Alanna McDonough placed 18th in a field of 387 runners in a time of 22 minutes, 2 seconds over the 6-kilometer course.

 

Taylor Kennedy earned a top-50 finish by placing 48th in 22:26. Krista Brown was 66th with a 22:39 and Caitlin Lawlor finished 73rd in 22:43.

Paul Short Run at Lehigh

 

Women’s team scores

1. Saint Joseph’s U. 166; 2. Bloomsburg 227; 3. Binghamton 252; 4. Tulane 262; 5. Columbia 278; 6. Canisius 304; 7. U. Pennsylvania 309; 8. Keene State 334; 9. Colby 338; 10. Swarthmore 343; 11. Shippensburg 347; 12. East Stroudsburg 362; 13. Bates 368; 14. Seton Hill 372; 15. Saint Francis 379; 16. Cortland 416; 17. Siena 424; 18. College of New Jersey 424; 19. Connecticut College 433; 20. .Allegheny 435; 21. Bucknell 550; 22. Towson 566; 23. Wesleyan 608; 24. Army 612; 25. Bryant 653; 26. Kutztown 660; 27. Lock Haven 666; 28. Christopher Newport 679; 29. Indiana U. of Pa. 863; 30. Assumption 869; 31. Fairfield 872; 32. Westfield State 895; 33. St. Bonaventure 926; 34. Colgate 935; 35. Bryn Mawr 947; 36. Susquehanna 950; 37. Eastern Mennonite 964; 38. Wheeling Jesuit 979; 39. Wheaton 987; 40. Niagara 1018; 41. Moravian 1035; 42. Coast Guard 1046; 43. Adelphi 1049; 44. New Paltz 1199; 45. Long Island 1369

 

Colby results

18. Alanna McDonough, 22;02

48. Taylor Kennedy, 22:26

66. Krista Brown, 22:39

73. Caitlin Lawlor, 22:43

133. Catherine McClure, 23:14

139. Helen Chavey, 23:17

141. Hannah Springhorn, 23:17

Women's cross country 4th out of 18 Division III teams at Lehigh's Paul Short Invitational

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Junior Jessica Wilson led the way in 23rd place out of 385 runners overall as the Bates College women's cross country team placed 13th out of 45 teams on Friday at the Paul Short Invitational College Women's Brown 6K race at Lehigh University.

Bates placed fourth out of 18 Division III squads, trailing only eighth-place Keene State, ninth-place and 23rd-ranked Colby and 10th-place Swarthmore. The Bobcats outpaced No. 20 and 20th-place Allegheny, as well as upper-division programs as Seton Hill, Saint Francis, Siena and Bucknell.

Wilson (Cumberland, Maine) was 23rd overall and seventh among Division III runners, covering the 6-kilometer course in 22:06, a 5:55 per mile pace. Senior Isabelle Unger (Charlotte, Vt.) came in 54th overall (22:33), followed closely by junior Molly Chisholm (Wayland, Mass.) in 59th (22:36) and sophomore Katherine Cook (South Burlington, Vt.) in 74th (22:43). Senior Julia Fisher (Philadelphia, Pa.) rounded out the team scoring in 158th (23:26), while the team's displacers comprised senior captain Addie Cullenberg (Farmington, Maine) in 170th (23:35) and sophomore Mary Szatkowski (Buxton, Maine) in 192nd (23:45).

Bates competes at all-divisions Open New Englands next Saturday, Oct. 10, at Franklin Park in Boston.

Thomas tabbed as ECAC Runner of the Week

DANBURY, Connecticut -- University of New England women's cross country runner Tiana Thomas has been named as the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Runner of the Week for the period ending September 27.

It is the second time receiving the honor for Thomas, both following her selection as Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Runner of the Week.

The junior clocked a 5K time of 18:28 at the Pop Crowell Invitational to take the 1st-place spot in the 129-runner field by 31 seconds over teammate Emma Robidoux. The Nor'easters continued to dominate, as a squad, tallying their third victory in as many races of 2015 with a score of 18.

For the complete release of the ECAC Women's Cross Country weekly award recipients, click HERE.

Thomas, Bachry receive weekly awards from CCC

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- University of New England women's cross country runners Tiana Thomas and Jessica Bachry have been selected as the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Runner of the Week and Rookie of the Week, respectively, for the period ending September 27.

It is the second such accolade this season for Thomas, who clocked a 5K time of 18:28 at the Pop Crowell Invitational to take the 1st-place spot in the 129-runner field by 31 seconds over teammate Emma Robidoux. The Nor'easters continued to dominate as a squad, tallying their third victory in as many races of 2015 with a score of 18.

Bachry put forth a strong showing in the event, placing 13th with a time of 20:31. The first-year was the eighth UNE runner to cross the line in the meet.


For the complete release of the CCC weekly award recipients, click HERE.

Women Finish Sixth at Bowdoin Invitational

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College women's cross country team placed sixth with 169 points in the 6K Bowdoin College Invitational on Saturday. Heather Eaton (Lincolnville, Maine) paced the Monks and placed fifth out of 116 runners overall with a 23:34 time.

Bowdoin College, featuring five of the top six runners, cruised to the invitational title with 16 points, well ahead of runner-up Colby College (63 points). Bowdoin's Sarah Kelley won the event with a 23:14 performance, 17 seconds ahead of her teammate, Lucy Skinner.

FOR THE MONKS:

• Freshman Sarah Curtin (Strafford, N.H.) placed 40th with a 26:16 effort
• First-year Maureen Herlihy (Walpole, Mass.) finished 42nd with a 26:21 performance
• Freshman Lauren Lecompte posted a 27:43 effort and placed 66th overall
• Junior Kristina Schelling (Pelham, N.H.) placed 79th (29:03)
• Junior Jill Keimach (Scarborough, Maine) was 88th (30:10)
• Junior Marisa Lundy (Merrimac, Mass.) raced to a 91st-place finish (30:23)
• Junior Megan McLaughlin (Kingston, N.H.) finished 104th (35:40)
• Junior Meghan Fullarton (Windham, Maine) was 113th (40:50)

Saint Joseph's is off until Saturday, October 10th when the team hosts the Runnin' Monks Invitational.

Terriers Place 9th at Bowdoin Invitational

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Thomas College women's cross country team placed 9th overall at the Bowdoin College Cross Country Invitational on Saturday morning. Junior Crystal Peatfield was the top performer for the Terriers, placing 49th overall with a 26:41 time.

Amanda Cotter followed in pursuit of Peatfield for a 62nd place run (27:20), and Marissa Gammon finished 95th with a 31:54. Evelyn Swan ran to a 100th place finish (33:34), Alyssa Maggi 101st (33:42), Margaux Lorin 107th (36:45), and Krysten Quinn 109th (37:14) rounded out the top seven for the Terriers.

Bowdoin College swept the top four spots of the event, earning them first place honors for the host team.  Sarah Kelley was the overall winner for the Polar Bears with a time of 23:14.

The Terriers will compete in the St. Joseph's College Invitational on Saturday, October 10 at 11:00 am.

Women’s Cross Country Competes as Split Squad on Saturday

BOSTON, Massachusetts – Maine Maritime Academy women's cross country posted a 12th place finish on Saturday at the 47th Annual Codfish Bowl and an 8th place finish at the Bowdoin Invitational.

Charlette Bradley (Slidell, La.) led the Mariners with a 148th place finish, among 161 runners with a time of 27:00 on the 5k course. Jessica Faltings (Northport, N.Y.) placed 150th, followed byCaroline Martin (Scarborough, Maine) in 151st, Hannah Page (Hutchinson, Kan.) in 156th and Alice Stenquist (Bath, Maine) in 157th.

Tufts University claimed the team victory, and Tuft's Alice Wasserman grabbed the individual victory with a time of 19.01.

In Brunswick, Maine the Mariners finished 8th out of 10 teams at the Bowdoin College Invitational. Robyn Larrabee (Caribou, Maine) led the way for the Mariners with a 44th place finish among 116 runners, with a time of 26:32 on the 6k course. Sierra James (Campton, N.H.) finished 57th, followed by Julia Dillon (Norway, Maine) in 72nd, Mary Shea (Brownfield, Maine) in 93rd and Gabrielle Wells (Kittery, Maine) in 105th.

Bowdoin took the team victory with five of the top six finishers. Sarah Kelley placed first with a time of 23:14.3.

The Mariners return to action in two weeks, on October 11th at the Runnin' Monks Invitational hosted by Saint Joseph's College.

Women's Cross Country Wins Bowdoin Invitational II, Men Place Second Overall

Sarah Kelley and Lucy Skinner placed 1-2 for Bowdoin on Saturday

BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's cross country team finished first while the men placed second at the Bowdoin Invitational II on Saturday at Pickard Fields.

The Polar Bear women totaled 16 points to easily out-pace Colby's 63 in the ten-school 6K race. The Colby men earned 24 points to edge out the host Polar Bears (37) in a ten-school 8K competition.

Women's Race

• Bowdoin earned five of the top six finishers to seal the victory
• Sarah Kelley led for much of the race, and won by a 17-second margin in 23:14.3
• The Polar Bears had a 43-second spread between their top five runners, with Lucy Skinner (2nd), Martha Boben (3rd), Sarah Kinney (4th) and Allyson Fulton (6th) rounding out the Bowdoin scorers

Men's Race

• Bowdoin's Bridger Tomlin won the individual race in a time of 26:02.4, breaking away from the lead pack midway through the race and winning by a comfortable 17 seconds.
• Calvin Henry and Nicholas Walker placed well for the team in their first races of the season. They were 3rd and 5th for the Polar Bears, respectively.
• Alec Ferguson-Hull dropped a full minute off his time from the home meet two weeks ago to crack Bowdoin's top-seven.

Up Next
The Polar Bears are off until October 10 when they will compete at the Open New England Championship at Franklin Park in Boston.

UNE makes it 3-for-3 with title at Pop Crowell

WENHAM, Massachusetts -- Led by a winning performance from Tiana Thomas, the University of New England women's cross country team made it three victories in three starts by breezing past the field at the Pop Crowell Invitational held on the campus of Gordon College Saturday morning (Sept. 26).

The host Fighting Scots finished a distant second place with 46 points, while the University of Maine Farmington placed third with a score of 109.

Thomas earned her second individual title of the young season, topping all 129 competitors with a time of 18:28. Emma Robidoux finished runner-up for the first time in her career. She clocked a sub-19:00 effort with a time of 18:59.

Amanda MacDonald (19:21), Lexie Basiliere (19:39) and Rose Earl (19:44) placed fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively, with only Gordon's Emily Nelson third-place showing preventing the Nor'easters from registering a perfect team total of 15.

The Nor'easters are off for a week before splitting their squad Oct. 10 with some runners participating at the James Earley Invitational and the remainder at the Runnin' Monks Invitational.

Women Finish 26th at UMass.-Dartmouth Invitational

DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The Saint Joseph's College women's cross country team finished 26th out of 42 programs with 729 points in the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday. Heather Eaton (Lincolnville, Maine) paced the Monks with a career-best 19:46 performance and finished 54th out of 315 runners overall.

Featuring three runners in the top-nine, Brandeis cruised to the team title with 49 points. Allison Decker of East Stroudsberg claimed top individual honors with a 17:40 performance.

FOR THE MONKS:

• Rookie Sarah Curtin (Strafford, N.H.) posted a 20:53 time and finished 124th overall
• First-year Maureen Herlihy (Walpole, Mass.) was 177th with a 21:41 effort
• Freshman Lauren Lecompte (Lewiston, Maine) raced to a 197th-place finish with a 22:10 time
• Junior Kristina Schelling (Pelham, N.H.) toured the 5K course in 23:57, good for 258th overall
• Junior Jill Keimach (Scarborough, Maine) was 278th with a 25:15 performance
• Junior Marisa Lundy (Merrimac, Mass.) placed 288th with a 25:53 effort

Women's cross country tops RPI, ties Wellesley at Bates Invitational

Jessica Wilson led Bates in eighth place overall, leading the Bobcats into a second-place tie with Wellesley at the Bates Invitational on Sept. 19, 2015. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine -- The Bates women's cross country team, unranked in this week's national Division III poll, outpaced No. 29 RPI and tied with No. 33 Wellesley for second place out of four teams on Saturday at the Bates Invitational.

With each team's top 10 runners figuring into the scoring, No. 21 Tufts won the meet with 122 points, followed by Bates and Wellesley with 240 apiece. RPI, ranked fifth in the Atlantic Region in this week's polls, scored 254 to finish fourth. In the New England Region, Tufts is currently ranked fifth, Wellesley seventh and Bates ninth.

Junior Jessica Wilson (Cumberland, Maine) and senior Isabelle Unger (Charlotte, Vt.) finished eighth (18:56.7) and ninth (19:03.1) respectively out of 87 competitors to lead Bates. Also placing in the top 20 were junior Molly Chisholm (Wayland, Mass.) in 13th (19:11.3), sohpmore Katherine Cook (South Burlington, Vt.) in 17th (19:20.6) and first-year Sarah Rothmann (Andover, Mass.) in 19th (19:26.3).

First-year Hannah Austin (North Yarmouth, Maine), sophomore Mary Szatkowski (Buxton, Maine) and senior Addie Cullenberg (Farmington, Maine) took places 31-33 in 20:02.2, 20:02.4 and 20:06.7, respectively. Senior Julia Fisher (Philadelphia, Pa.) and first-year Katie Barker (Burlington, Vt.) completed Bates' scoring in 40th (20:20.2) and 42nd (20:22.2), respectively.

Bates next competes at the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University on Oct. 2.

Eaton Of Lincolnville Earns GNAC Runner of the Week Award‏

STANDISH, Maine – The GNAC weekly honors have been released and Saint Joseph’s College graduate student Heather Eaton (Lincolnville, Maine) has claimed GNAC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week accolades.

Eaton placed third out of 151 participants with a 19:57 performance in the 5K University of New England Invitational on Saturday. The sub-20 time was the third of her career and also ranks as her third-fastest effort in a 5K event. She placed 10th with a 20:08 performance in the UNE Invitational a year ago.

For Eaton, a three-time All-GNAC honoree and two-time Rookie of the Week award recipient, the Runner of the Week honor is just the second of her esteemed career.

Saint Joseph’s will compete in the UMass.-Dartmouth Invitational this Saturday.

McDonough earns NESCAC women’s cross country honor

WATERVILLE, Maine — Alanna McDonough (Andover, Mass.) started the season with a victory, helped the Colby College women’s cross country team beat rival Bates College, and Monday was named New England Small College Athletic Conference Performer of the Week.

McDonough, a senior tri-captain, won the junior/senior race against the Bobcats on Saturday at Pineland Farms. She had a time of 17 minutes, 1 second over the 2.84-mile course. McDonough was seven seconds ahead of the runner-up finisher.

 

Expectations are high for McDonough after she made the NCAA Division III Championships for the second straight year in 2014. She also was on the All-NESCAC Second Team, earned All-New England honors, and won the Maine State title.

 

Colby needed a win by McDonough to take a 28-27 victory (high score wins) in the junior/senior race. The women’s team won 58-52 in both events combined.

 

Colby has this weekend off before competing at the Bowdoin College Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 26.

Thomas Finishes 4th at Mayflower Invitational

HENNIKER, New Hampshire - The Thomas College women's cross country team placed 4th with 124 points at the Mayflower Invitational hosted by New England College, their second event of the young 2015 season. Leading the Terriers was junior runner Amanda Cotter finishing with a time of 23:17, good for a 20th place finish.

Crystal Peatfield was the second Terriers runner to cross the finish line and placed 25th with a 24:09 time.  Evelyn Swan finished 41st (26:47), Alyssa Maggi was 44th (27:15), and Marissa Gammon placed 45th with a 27:22 finish time.

New England College junior Abby Shafter won the event with an 18:59 time, 53 seconds ahead of runner-up Emily Lopez of Colby-Sawyer College.  Lopez's teammate Lauren Oligny rounded out the top three, giving the Chargers the overall team victory. 

Thomas women's cross country will be competing in the Johnson State Invitational Saturday, Sept. 19 in Johnson, Vermont.  The race scheduled for 10:30am start

Women's XC Set Eleven Personal Bests at Bowdoin Invitational

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The University of Maine at Farmington women's cross country set eleven personal best times as the team ranked third overall at the Bowdoin Invitational on Saturday.

With the third place team finish, UMF topped North Atlantic Conference rival Lyndon State for the top NAC team. The Beavers averaged a 21:50 and combined for a total 1:49.09 time in the 5k race.
Emma Pidden (Yarmouth, Maine/Yarmouth) led the Beavers in 18^th place and crossed the line at 20:55.54 with teammate Laura Pulito (Brownfield, Maine/Fryeburg Academy) finishing only three seconds later.

Alisha Labbe (Turner, Maine/Leavitt), Megan Morrison (Dixfield, Maine/Dirigo) Gwen Baker (Windham, Maine/Windham), Anna Dowling (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy), and Emily Franklin (Bath, Maine/Maine School of Science and Math) rounded out the scoring for the Beavers with top 40 finishes.

UMaine-Farmington will compete at the Gordon Pop Crowell Invitational next Saturday, hosted by Gordon College.

Southern Maine Finishes Fourth at Fordham Fiasco

Senior Brooke Davis was the Huskies' top finisher Saturday at the Fordham Fiasco held in New York City.

Southern Maine Finishes Fourth at Fordham Fiasco

NEW YORK CITY, New York -- The University of Southern Maine women's cross country team opened its 2015 fall season Saturday finishing fourth among the 14 Division II-III teams competing in the Fordham Fiasco held at historic Van Cortlandt Park.
           
The Huskies totaled 125 points to finish behind East Stroudsburg University, St. Thomas Aquinas and LIU-Post.  East Stroudsburg placed its five scoring runners among the top ten finishers for a score of 30.  St. Thomas Aquinas had a team score of 92, followed by LIU Post with 122 and Southern Maine.  Monroe College rounded out the top five with 143 points.
           
Senior Brooke Davis (Clarendon, Vt./Mill River Union) was the Huskies top finisher coming across the line in 15th place.  Davis covered the 5,000-meter course in a time of 21 minutes, 2.36 seconds.
           
Senior Jasmine Boyle (Brunswick, Maine) was the second USM runner to finish coming home in 23rd place overall (22nd in team scoring) with her time of 21:51.18.  Junior Jazmyn Sylvester-Cross (Fairfield, Vt./Enosburg Falls) finished two spots further back in 25th place in 21:55.32.
           
Completing the Huskies' top five scoring runners were freshman Emily Close (Orleans, Vt./Lake Region Union) in 38th place (31st in team scoring) and junior Danica Moore (Woolwich, Maine/Bath) in 40th place (33rd).  Close posted a time of 22:49.05 while Moore was timed in 22:52.60.
           
Rookies Mariah Brown (Ellsworth, Maine) and Malory Connolly (York Harbor, Maine/York) round out USM's first seven finishers.  Brown crossed the line in 23:36.05 to place 52nd overall, and Connolly finished 67th in 24:39.67.
           
Junior Allison Decker of East Stroudsburg was the Division II-III individual winner with her time of 18:50.81.

Brown University swept the top nine spots to win the Division I section.
           
The Huskies are back in action next Saturday (12:00 p.m.) traveling to Dartmouth, Mass., to compete in the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Invitational.