Paxton, MA --- Freshman Alex Droby (Uxbridge,
MA) and Brittany Grueter (Foxboro, MA) each had
solid finishes to help lead the men’s and women’s cross
country teams yesterday at the Worcester City Cross Country meet at
Moore State Park, hosted by Worcester State College. The women
finished in fourth while the men placed fifth overall.
Grueter was the third-highest freshman finisher as she scaled the
5k course in 21:42 while classmate Erin Donohue
(Saugus, MA) was only seven second behind in ninth with a time of
21:49. Sophomore Meghan Plant (Franklin, MA) also
improved as she added 11th (22:10) while second-year Molly
Gates (Worcester, MA/Doherty) and freshman
Kristina Richard (Peabody, MA) placed 22nd (23:26)
and 28th (23:47), respectively. Senior Adrienne
Fisher (Wilmington, MA) notched 38th (24:35) while
freshman Nicole Bodreau (S. Windsor, CT) rounded
out the top seven for the Lancers as she came in 40th with a time
of 24:35.
Droby clocked the third best rookie time as he placed 13th
(28:54) classmate Tim Mazeika (Millbury, MA)
registered 20th with a time of 29:11 (fifth best freshman time).
The rest of the men’s finishers were Justin
Hunt (Rutland, MA) in 39th (31:32), Norman
Everett (W. Bridgewater, MA) in 47th (31:51) and
Greg Babiec (Worcester, MA/Doherty) in 48th
(32:05).
Worcester State will compete next weekend at the Tri-States
Invitational hosted by CCRI.