Laura DelleChiaie Entitled to Worcester State’s Fastest Female Freshman Runner at UMass Dartmouth Course

DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The women's cross country team placed 19^th out of 42 teams at the UMass Dartmouth Shriners Invitational Saturday afternoon, as Laura DelleChiaie (Haverhill, Mass.) ran the race with a 19:44.76 time – the fastest time ever ran by a freshman at Worcester State on the UMass-Dartmouth 5K course. She is currently stands as Worcester State's second-fastest runner at this course.

"Laura ran a career best performance to date. Her commitment to hard work in training is leading to her tenacity as a competitor," said head coach Gary Jusseaume.

Right behind DelleChiaie, was freshman Mia Rogers (North Dighton, Mass.) who placed 66^th in the meet out of 315 runners with a time of 19:57.79 – also an incredible time for a freshman on this course.

Freshman Shayla Schoeneberger (Vernon, Conn.) ran the 5K in 20:56.29, placing 132^nd, while freshman Kelsey Bedard (Leominster, Mass.) finished with a time of 21:15.18 at 151^st.

Finishing up the race for the Lancers was freshman Mikaela Dionne (Salem, Mass), freshman Katerina Lucier (Portsmouth, R.I.), and junior Danielle Cote (Dighton, Mass.) with times of 21:28.47, 21:35.27, and 21:36.81, respectively.

Worcester State ran six individuals in the sub varsity race, where most runners placed in the top half. Those six individuals who competed were sophomore Justine Murdocca (Milford, Mass.), sophomore Sara McIsaac (Weymouth, Mass.), sophomore Emma Rose (Worcester, Mass.), sophomore Jaime Sullivan (Hubbardston, Mass.), junior Melanie Hunter (Maynard, Mass.), and freshman Monika DiTroia (Bellingham, Mass.).

"Laura and her teammates are headed for more personal best performances before ECAC and NCAA invitationals," said Jusseaume.

Next week the women's cross country team will be in their home city for the Worcester City Meet at Moore State Park. The meet is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, Sep. 26.

Overall Varsity Team Scores:

1. Brandeis (49 points)
2. East Stroudsburg (79 points)
3. Connecticut College (80 points)
4. Keene State (103 points)
5. Assumption (238 points)
6. Wheaton (Mass.) (238 points)
7. Trinity (253 points)
8. Merrimack (265 points)
9. Springfield (298 points)
10. Salve Regina (298 points)
11. Westfield State (299 points)
12. Bridgewater State (342 points)
13. Colby-Sawyer (446 points)
14. Emmanuel (Mass.) (470 points)
15. Southern Maine (473 points)
16. Eastern Conn. State (484 points)
17. Roger Williams (488 points)
18. Holy Cross (494 points)
19. Worcester State (507 points)
20. UMass Dartmouth (532 points)
21. Franklin Pierce (567 points)
22. Babson (610 points)
23. Clark (Mass.) (620 points)
24. Johnson & Wales (655 points)
25. Castleton State (703 points)
26. St. Joseph's (Me.) (729 points)
27. Fitchburg State (734 points)
28. Western New England (746 points)
29. Plymouth State (867 points)
30. Maine Maritime (888 points)
31. Lesley (910 points)
32. Regis (Mass.) (925 points)
33. Husson (941 points)
34. RIC (978 points)
35. Framingham State (1012 points)
36. Mass. Maritime (1118 points)
37. Curry (1142 points)
38. Lasell (1146 points)
39. UMass Boston (1186 points)
40. Anna Maria (1229 points)
41. Eastern Nazarene (1230 points)
42. Mount Ida (1349 points)

Full Results can be found below:

Shriner Invitational Varsity

Shriner Invitational Junior Varsity