NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut – Junior Kim Schwartz placed eighth overall and led the Marist College women's cross country team to a third-place finish overall – second place among Division 1 teams – at the 13th annual Ted Owen Invitational, hosted by Central Connecticut State University at Stanley Quarter Park on Saturday morning. Schwartz powered to a time of 19:04.8 on the 5,000-meter course to lead a partial squad of Running Red Foxes at the meet.

Sophomore Roxanne Novo was the second Marist finisher, 13th overall in 19:25.0. Freshman Shea Bohan followed in 16th place at 19:29.4. Junior Brianne Vess (19:37.5, 19th place) and freshman Hannah Albert (19:50.1, 25th place) rounded out the scoring for the Red Foxes.

Marist finished second out of five Division I teams with 48 points, trailing only Rhode Island. Stonehill won the combined scoring with 35 points, tops out of nine teams in the meet.

The Red Foxes return to action on Friday at the Paul Short Run at Lehigh University.

CCSU Ted Owen Invitational

Stanley Quarter Park, New Britain, CT

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Women's, team standings, overall

1-Stonehill 35, 2-Rhode Island 55, 3-Marist 80, 4-CCSU 81, 5-New Haven 150, 6-Hartford 157, 7-Cobleskill 188, 8-NJIT 232, 9-Queens 242

Women's team standings, Division 1

1-Rhode Island 36, 2. Marist 48, 3-CCSU 48, 4-Hartford 98, 5-NJIT 144

Women's individual results, 5,000-meter course

8. Kim Schwartz 19:04.8

13. Roxanne Novo 19:25.0

16. Shea Bohan 19:29.4

19. Brianne Vess 19:37.5

25. Hannah Albert 19:50.1

26. Jordan Casey 19:51.1

29. Bianca Luparello 20:00.4

30. Emily Franko 20:02.0

31. Jessica Howe 20:06.2

33. Elizabeth Peper 20:12.5

36. Jaime Durso 20:19.4

39. Taylor Mueller 20:29.5

40. Jacqueline Bunce 20:30.2

44. Olivia Lappas 20:38.1

47. Shannon Gildea 20:46.8

52. Christine Gambell 21:02.2

57. Catherine Ferreri 21:30.3

58. Mariella Bilello 21:31.0

59. Allison Dellicarri 21:40.3

62. Kristi Licursi 21:43.8

87 finishers