Women's Cross Country Finish Fifth Overall At Silloway Maple Syrup Challenge
Goba finishes 15th overall with time of 29:19.14 for Falcons
Randolph, VT. – The Fitchburg State University women's cross country team finished fifth overall at the 2025 Silloway Maple Syrup Challenge with a total of 130 points, hosted by Vermont Tech today.
The Basics
Meet: Silloway Maple Syrup Challenge
Place: Fifth Place, 130 Points
Location: Vermont State Randolph
How It Happened
Senior Skye Goba (Norton, MA) led the way the Falcons, placing 15th overall with a time of 29:19.14 over the 6K layout, while junior Gwendolyn Connors (Ayer, MA) was next for the Green and Gold, crossing the line with a 32nd place time of 23:31.16.
Junior Alexis Toste (Dracut, MA) followed in 50th place with a time of 26:15.18, while senior Alanis Velez (Lowell, MA) entered the chute in 56th place with a time of28:44.20.
Freshman Dehkontee Cooper (Haverhill, MA) (64th), junior Taylor Crout (Boise, ID) (65th) and sophomore Ashe Miola (Leominster, MA) (66th) rounded out the top finishers for the Green and Gold with times of 31:53.05, 32:40.82 and 32:42.74.
Inside the Numbers
- Claire Palmer of Middlebury won the 2025 Silloway Maple Syrup Challenge with a time 19:25.44
- Middlebury won the 2025 Silloway Maple Syrup Challenge with a total of 15 points.
- Fitchburg State placed fifth overall with a total of 130 points at the 2025 Silloway Maple Syrup Challenge
Up Next
Falcons return to action next Saturday as they compete at the 2025 Pop Crowell Invitational, hosted by Gordon College, starting at 11:00AM
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