BANGOR, Maine – October 31, 2015 - The Colby-Sawyer women's cross country team earned its second consecutive title after finishing first at the 2015 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championship Saturday afternoon.
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HEREThe Chargers earned first place after scoring 30 points with five runners in the top eleven. The 5k championship race included 106 total runners, representing 10 schools.
?Abby Shafter of New England College won her third-straight title with a time of 20:07.20. The women's runner-up was UMaine-Farmington, as the Beavers turned in a 59, while Castleton was third with a score of 90 followed by Maine Maritime (124), Husson (149), New England College (174), Lyndon (189), Green Mountain (197), Thomas (232) and Johnson State (244).
Shafer won her third straight individual NAC title in 2015, completing the 5K course nearly 30 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor.
Emily Lopez and
Lauren Oligny of Colby-Sawyer finished second and third, respectively, in 20:36.56 and 20:43.47, while Allison Granata of New England College crossed the finish line fourth with a time of 21:52.12. Colby-Sawyer's
Martha Aschale placed fifth in 21:54.01, Laura Pulito of UMaine-Farmington was sixth in 21:58.97, and Haley Kennedy and Elizabeth Bassette, both of Castleton, rounded out the top eight, with times of 22:01.75 and 22:08.34 respectively.
Twin sisters
Jordan Springmann and
Rachel Springmann turned in their most impressive runs of the season when it counted to help the Chargers to lift the championship trophy. Jordan placed ninth in 22:10.83, while Rachel was close behind in 11th at 22:18.56.
Nicole Morris - 14th, 22:31.59
Hannah Lynch - 22nd, 23:26.48
Charlotte Recknagel - 23rd, 23:27.87
Shae-Lyn Walker - 27th, 23:35.19
Elizabeth Abbott - 40th, 24:21.69
Meghan Clancy - 50th, 24:50.27
Carrie Brewster - 75h, 27:11.81
Lea Taylor - 81st, 27:54.03
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