One of the most underrated and hardest working teams at Connecticut College, the men’s cross country team, began their season September 12 at the Trinity College Invitational.
Although a majority of the team did not compete, five freshmen ran their inaugural races for Connecticut College. The Camels finished in ninth place with 260 points but only ran five runners in a sport that usually requires seven runners in order to be competitive. Andrew Duarte had the highest individual finish at 47th place in the 5K.
On the women’s side of the team, five Camels placed in the top 25 at the meet. All-Invitational performances were achieved by Kelsey Taylor ’11 (11th), Kerry Dermody ‘12 (15th), Julianne Fowler ’12 (16th), Chiara Pandolfi ’11 (21st) and Lindsay Paiva ’12 (22nd) while Ally Bonito ’12 (33rd) and Leah Demarest ’13 (37th) rounded out the top 7 finishers for Connecticut College, who placed third out of eight teams.
Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams will compete in separate meets on September 19 but will be reunited again on Saturday, September 26 at the Connecticut College Invitational at Harkness State Park in Waterford, Conn.
With the men likely running a full team at their upcoming races and the women’s team looking strong early in the season, the Camels hope to continue their success at upcoming meets.
