Women’s Cross Country Races at CCC Championships Saturday

BRISTOL, R.I.- The Eastern Nazarene College women's cross country team competed at the Commonwealth Coast Conference Championships Saturday at Colt State Park. The Lions finished eighth and also garnered the Team Sportsmanship Award.

Jill Russell (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.) led the way with a time of 27:00.81 on the day.

Lauren Kett (Norwich, England) crossed the finish line in 30:08.06 while BreAnna Fraser (Henderson, Nev.) clocked in with a mark of 31:22.17.

Tina Bryant (Guilford, Conn.), Jessica Franco (Phoenix, Ariz.) and Christina Saint-Pierre (Lantana, Fla.) also represented Eastern Nazarene.

A total of 126 runners tackled the 5K course Saturday.

The University of New England captured the team title after placing five in the top-10, including individual champion Tiana Thomas.