Falcons Place Second At Jim Sheehan Memorial Invite

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University men’s cross country team placed second overall with a total of 50 points as the Falcons hosted its annual Jim Sheehan Memorial Invitational this morning at the Doyle Conservation Center.

Sat Sep 3, 2022

Murphy leads Falcons with fourth place time of 22:06.6

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University women's cross country team opened their 2022 slate this afternoon, hosting its annual Jim Sheehan Memorial Invitational this morning, placing second overall with 44 points at the Doyle Conservation Center.

Meet: Jim Sheehan Memorial Invite
Place: Second, 44 points

How It Happened

Senior Abigail Murphy (Quincy, Mass.) led the way for the Falcons, placing fourth overall with a time of 22:02.6 over the 5K course, while freshman Skye Goba (Norton, Mass.) was next, finishing fifth with a time of 22:06.7.

Junior Maria Burnett (Fitchburg, Mass.) followed in eighth place with a solid time of 22:22.0, while senior Lilah McAndrew (Old Lyme, Conn.) crossed the finish line in 13th place with time of 23:29.1.

Rounding out the top seven finishers for the Green and Gold were newcomer Diana Marquez-Frias (Lowell, Mass.) (23:36.0), sophomore Kathleen Messer (Mason, N.H.) (29:21) and sophomore Marjorie Veliotis (Stoughton, Mass.) (30:47.7) in 14th, 28th and 29th place respectively.

Inside the Numbers

Fitchburg State finished eighth overall at the 2019 Jim Sheehan Memorial Invite with a total of 219 points

UMass Dartmouth won the 2022 Jim Sheehan Memorial Invitational with a total of 41 points.

Senior Alexa VanCorrhis of UMass Dartmouth won the 2022 Jim Sheehan Memorial Invitational, crossing the line with a time of 20:54.7

Up Next

Falcons return to action on next Saturday as they compete at the 2022 Maple Syrup Challenge, hosted by Vermont Tech, starting at 12:00 PM.