CHICOPEE, Mass. – The Elms College women's cross country team placed seventh overall and the University of New England won both the men's and women's races at the 2013 Blazer Cross Country Invitational on Saturday afternoon at Chicopee Memorial State Park.

UNE placed first on the women's side with an overall score of 23 points, followed by Trinity (57), Westfield State (69), Connecticut College (114), Rhode Island College (138), Western New England (243), Elms (259), CURRY COLLEGE (263), Regis (266), Wheelock College (283), Anna Maria College (323), Mass. Maritime (331), MCLA (333), Framingham State (343), Eastern Nazarene (367), Bay Path College (439), Mount Ida (459) and Newbury (560).

Curry was led by sophomore Leigha Sweeney (Braintree, Mass.) who placed 38^th with a time of 23:00.  Sweeney was followed by freshman Abigail Ceresi (North Kingstown, R.I.), 23:25 (43^rd), sophomore Megan Erickson (Westbrook, Conn.), 24:18 (55^th), junior Jessica Leary (Pembroke, Mass.), 24:53 (61^st), freshman Lydia Hixson (West Hartford, Conn.), 25:04 (66^th), freshman Emilee Purdy (Franklin, Mass.), 26:44 (87^th) and senior Molly Simon, 27:45 (96^th). 

The Colonels next meet is on Saturday, October 12, at the James Early Invitational on the campus of Westfield State at 11:00 am. (Race recap courtesy of Elms Sports Information)

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