Women's Cross Country Races to a 6th Place Finish at Codfish Bowl

9/25/2010 12:00:00 AM

BOSTON, MA – The Merrimack women's cross country team posted an impressive sixth-place finish at the Codfish Bowl on Saturday, fueled by four runners finishing in the top-55 overall.

For the second time in as many races, freshman Briana Devereaux (Londonderry, NH) was the top Merrimack runner, taking 27^th in 20:44. Rebecca Ainscow (Derry, NH) (34^th, 20:56), Caitlin Kasala-Halinan (Worcester, MA) (48^th, 21:24) and Ashley Sarris (Shelton, CT) (55^th, 21:29) all posted strong performances.

Greater Boston TC won the team side of the meet, while Bentley, the top NE-10 school, was second. Southern New Hampshire finished just ahead of Merrimack at fifth,  while Saint Anselm (seventh) and Adelphi (12^th) also competed.  

Merrimack races in the New England Invitational on October 9.  

Codfish Bowl Recap

Merrimack Runners

27 -  Briana Devereaux – 20:44

34 – Rebecca Ainscow – 20:56

48 – Caitlin Kasala-Halinan – 21:24

55 – Ashley Sarris – 21:29

67 – Fiona Coleman – 21:41

68 – Anne Bajor – 21:43

89 – Alexandra Maas – 22:17

96 – Ashley Bock – 22:41

97 – Julie Binney – 22:42

104 – Stephanie Scoville – 22:51

200 – Katie Rougeot – 25:40

Team Scores

1 – Greater Boston TC – 28

2 – Bates – 149

3 - Bentley – 164

4 – Coast Guard – 174

5 – Southern NH - 193

6 – MERRIMACK – 195