NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. The Colby-Sawyer women's cross country team raced at the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday afternoon placing 18th out of 31 competing teams, compiling 546 points. 

Rapid Recap:

• Leading the way for the Chargers was senior Shannon O'Connell (Peabody, Mass.). O'Connell placed 40th in a field of 284 runners with a 5K time of 19:01.7. 
• Next up for Colby Sawyer was sophomore Samantha Carus (Brownsfield, Maine), who placed 80th with a time of 19:44.0. Right behind Carus was sophomore Tessa Millette (Barrington, N.H.) who finished in 110th with a time of 20:07.8. 
• First year Adriana Nadeau (Londonderry, N.H.) and sophomore Heather Hanson (Marstons Mills, Mass.) rounded out the scoring group placing in 148th and 168th. 

Runner Spotlight:

"Today was a really good day for the team", said senior Shannon O'Connell (Peabody, Mass.). "We had some solid performances from the girls, highlighted by a personal record by Adrianna Nadeau. We were competitive with the regional teams, which makes me really excited to keep getting stronger. Individually I had a good race. I finally feel like things are starting to click again for the first time since my sophomore year. I am excited to see what the team and I can do in October and especially November."

Up Next:
The Chargers will take a week off from racing before returning to the course visiting Williams College on October 1st.

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