WESTFIELD, Mass. - The Smith College cross country team claimed the team title for the third-consecutive year at the James Earley Invitational, hosted by Westfield University, on Saturday afternoon. 

The Pioneers produced 57 points finishing ahead of Wesleyan in second place (80) and St. Michaels (133) in third. Salve Regina placed fourth with 161 points and St. Anselm (165) rounded out the top five.  

"Our team performance today is a great way to head into our most competitive race of the season, up to this point, at Connecticut College next weekend," said Head Cross Country Coach Ellen O'Neil. "We continue to lean on our upper class athletes for their experienced racing and at the same time we have been thrilled watching breakout races from many who were not on our NCAA qualifying teams from the last two years. The fun continues."

FULL RESULTS

Top-10 Team Results (White Race)
1st - Smith - 57 pts.
2nd - Wesleyan - 80 pts.
3rd - St. Michaels - 133 pts.
4th - Salve Regina - 161 pts.
5th - St. Anselm - 165 pts.
6th - Trinity - 170 pts.
7th - Westfield State - 184 pts.
8th - Springfield - 197 pts.
9th - Roger Williams - 223 pts.
10th - Plattsburgh State - 249 pts. 

Smith Top-7
(3) - Lyda Martin (San Antonio, TX/Lee) - 22:59.6
(4) - Mack Case (Lawrence, KS/Lawrence Free) - 23:00.4
(14) - Serena Britner (Hampton, CT/St. Bernard) - 23:29.5
(16) - Lucy Kreipke (Princeton, NJ/Princeton) - 23:32.9 (personal record)
(23) - Shams Ferver (Barre, VT/U-32) - 23:48.0
(33) - Isabel Vivanco (Burlington, VT/Burlington) - 24:14.4
(46) - Juanita Gutierrez () - 24:56.2

Up Next
The Pioneers will travel to New London, Conn. for the Connecticut College Invitational on Saturday, October 14 at 10am. 

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