Women’s Cross Country Places Third at Season-Opening Jim Sheehan Invitational

LEOMINSTER, Mass. -- The Bridgewater State University women's cross country team opened the 2019 season with a third place finish at the Jim Sheehan Memorial Invitational held on Saturday at the  Doyle Conservation Center in Leominster, Massachusetts.

Senior Jenise Madden (Milford, Mass.) placed third out of a field of 125 entrants as she covered the five-kilometer course in a time of 19:06.

Sophomore Kaylee Dunn (North Attleboro, Mass.) placed seventh with a time of 19:25.8, while freshman Julie Glavin (Weymouth, Mass.) rounded out the Bears' top three runners as she finished 19th overall with a time of 20:14.1.

Also placing in the top 25 was sophomore Katherine Vogel (Pawling, NY). Vogel completed the course in a time of 20:34.2 which was good enough for 22nd overall.

Senior Stephanie Rodriguez (Guatemala) of Babson College captured the individual title with a winning time of 18:57.6, while Mount Holyoke College won the team championship.

Following an off weekend, the Bears will compete at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday, September 21st.