NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. – University of Southern Maine senior Gabby Cyr (Fort Kent, Maine) led all Little East Conference harriers this afternoon at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Women’s Cross Country Invitational, placing sixth overall in the 310-person field. The UMass Dartmouth Invitational is the longest standing cross country race in New England.

Keene State College ranked among the leaders in the overall team standings, finishing sixth out of 41 teams with 196 total points.

Cyr covered the 5-kilometer course in a time of 18 minutes and 39 seconds to edge out UMass Lowell’s Christina Dalomba by a second for sixth place. The Huskies place 15th overall in the team standings with 428 points.

Freshman Natalie Ferro (Dennis, Mass.) was the first Owl to cross the finish line, placing 31st overall (19:15). Sophomore Amy Knoblock (Plymouth, Mass.) was just nine seconds off Ferro’s pace to secure the 35th spot, while junior Rita Marcotte (Heath, Mass.), freshman Heather Pierce (Buckland, Mass.), and freshman Andrea Walsh (Bolton, Conn.) finished in consecutive order to round out Keene State’s top-five scorers.

Rhode Island College (27th, 786) and Eastern Connecticut State University (35th, 1001) also competed as a team.

For complete individual and team results for the UMass Dartmouth Invitational, please click here.