Salve Regina scores another first place

Caroline Norton '12 enjoyed her best time of the season and finished first for the second time this year to pace the Seahawk women's cross country team to a share of the championship at the Pop Crowell Invitational hosted by Gordon College.

WENHAM, Mass. - Salve Regina women's cross country scored 56 points at the Pop Crowell Invitational hosted by Gordon College, giving the Seahawks a share of the team championship with Saint Anselm College. Seahawk senior Caroline Norton (Portland, Conn.) raced ahead of the pack and finished first out of 270 runners with a time of 19:13. It was her second first-place finish in four races this season.

Ema Waldschmidt (Verbank, N.Y.) completed the 5K course in 19:39 for seventh place. Kayley Ryan (Portland, Conn.) came in at 20:01 for an 11th-place finish and four seconds later Alexis Gallipoli (Branford, Conn.) scored a 13th-place finish.

Tri-captain Taylor Rosendale (Grafton, Mass.) crossed the line at 20:13 to post a 24th-place finish. Mallory Goding (Cumberland, Maine) scored 39 points while finishing in 20:36 and Antoinette Galdo (Park Ridge, N.J.) rounded out the Seahawk top seven with a 21:06 time for 56th overall.

Salve Regina races at the James Early Invitational next weekend hosted by Westfield State College.