Cumberland, ME --- Paced by freshmen Alex Droby (Uxbridge, MA) and Erin Donohue (Saugus, MA), both cross country teams placed 39th at the New England Division III Regional’s to wrap up their respective seasons this afternoon.

Droby was the 11th best MASCAC finisher as he covered the 8k course in 127th (27:44) in a field of more than 323 competitors’ from 49 different institutions. Among conference schools, Worcester State was fifth as Westfield State placed 16th, followed by Bridgewater State (21st), Salem State (27th) and Mass Maritime (38th).

Freshman Tim Mazeika (Millbury, MA) notched 237th (30:01) while sophomore Justin Hunt (Rutland, MA) and senior Norman Everett (W. Bridgewater, MA) were eight seconds apart in 255rd (30:32) and 257th (30:40), respectively. First-year Scott McIntosh (Harvard, MA) rounded out the field in 271th (31:13).

Donohue capped off an impressive freshman campaign as she led the women’s cross country team as she scaled the 6k course with a time of 25:08 for 138th out of 315 entrants. Sophomore Meg Plant (Franklin, MA) added 173rd (25:52) while sophomore Molly Gates (Worcester, MA/Doherty) and senior Adrienne Fisher (Wilmington, MA) each finished 256th (27:35) and 278th (28:18), respectively.

Freshman Nicole Boudreau (S. Windsor, CT) was the last female finisher in 290th (29:14).

Paced by senior standout Kerry Arouca’s finish in 5th overall, Westfield State took 17th while Bridgewater State was right behind in 18th. Salem State tallied 35th while the Lancers were the fourth best MASCAC institution in attendance.

The harriers will take a three week break until the indoor track season kicks off when both teams head to Smith College on December 5.