NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - Junior Pria Parker (Hingham, MA/Hingham) earned All-Conference accolades for the third-consecutive year after finishing 13th overall with a time of 23:52.5 at the 2023 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championships, hosted by Smith College on Saturday. Parker finished ninth at the 2022 NEWMAC Championships and seventh overall in the 2021 NEWMAC Championships, which also earned the Hingham, Mass. native Rookie of the Year honors. 

MIT claimed the team crown finishing the afternoon with 35 points while Coast Guard was the runner up with 47 points. WPI placed third with 65 points, while Smith claimed fourth with 123 ponts. Wellesley rounded out the top five for the women's race, recording 130 points. 

FULL RESULTS

Team Results
1st - MIT - 35 pts.
2nd - Coast Guard - 47 pts.
3rd - WPI - 65 pts. 
4th - Smith - 123 pts.
5th - Wellesley - 130 pts.
6th - Mount Holyoke - 194 pts.
7th - Springfield - 204 pts.
8th - Salve Regina - 216 pts. 
9th - Wheaton - 272 pts.
10th - Emerson - 277 pts.
11th - Babson - 295 pts.
12th - Clark - 356 pts. 

Smith Top-7
(13) - Pria Parker (Hingham, MA/Hingham) - 23:52.5
(19) - Anjali Jones (Grinnell, IA/Grinnell) - 24:37.5
(27) - Mack Case (Lawrence, KS/Lawrence Free) - 24:54.5
(30) - Serena Britner (Hampton, CT/St. Bernard) - 25:04.7
(35) - Lucy Kreipke (Princeton, NJ/Princeton) - 25:16.7
(45) - Isabel Vivanco (Burlington, VT/Burlington) - 25:34.4
(48) - Juanita Gutierrez (Worcester, MA/Burncoat) - 25:50.3

Up Next
The Pioneers will take two weeks off and return for the NCAA Mideast Regional Championship on Saturday, November 11 hosted by Westfield State University. The meet is set to begin at 12pm. 

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