Hoban Finishes 18th at WNEC Invitational
SPRINGFIELD, MA - With two runners finishing in the top five, the Salve Regina women's cross-country team captured the team title at the WNEC Invitational Saturday morning (Oct. 18). Maggie Klein of Casleton State was the individual winner covering the 5,000-meter campus course in 19 minutes, 13.2 seconds.
Lindsey Segal-Bator of Pine Manor was second (19:59) followed by Nicole Procop of Endicott (20:13). The SRU duo of Marisa Fiore (20:26) and Caroline Norton (20:31) took fourth and fifth, respectively.
Host Western New England College came in sixth in the 20-team field. Senior captain Jackie Beers (Litchfield, CT) placed 22nd for the Golden Bears (21:17.50). There were 150 competitors in the event.
The Rams top finisher once again was freshman Meredith Hoban (Norwood, MA) who finished 18th out of 150 runners in a time of 21:11 on the 5K course. Also running strong for the Rams were freshman Heather Stumpf (Attleboro, MA) who finished in 23:43.72, sophomore Allison Wooler (New Bedford, MA) who finished in 23:57.82 and a second behind her was teammate Michelle Korn (Cortlandt Manor, NY).