University of New Hampshire Athletics
Saturday, October 29
Baltimore, Md.
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Purrier’s Record Run Leads ’Cats to 4th Straight League Title
10/29/2016 12:57:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
BALTIMORE, Md. – Junior Elinor Purrier (Montgomery, Vt.) raced to an America East Championship meet record time to lead the University of New Hampshire women's cross country team to a fourth straight title at the Jerusalem Mills Park course in Baltimore, Md., on Saturday morning.
Purrier covered the 5K course in 16 minutes, 27.1 seconds for her second America East triumph. Purrier also won the race in 2014 as a sophomore. She sat out last season as a redshirt.
UNH placed six runners among the top 17 runners in the event.
The Wildcats collected 45 points to win the race, two points better than Stony Brook's 47.
Freshman Meg Champagne (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) finished sixth in 17:32.3, senior Hannah Kimball (Atkinson, N.H.) was ninth in 17:43.1, freshman Melissa Menghini (Fenton, Mo.) was 13th in 17:54.5. Senior Sarah Keiran (Rowley, Mass.) was 16th in 18:04.7 and Riley Gilmore (Haverhill, Mass.) was 17th in 18:05.4.
RACE INFO
Date: Saturday, Oct. 29
Location: Jerusalem Mills Park, Baltimore, Md.
Distance: 5K
NEXT UP
WILDCAT FACTS
RACE DETAILS
RANKED IN THE REGION
The Wildcats are ranked ninth in the Northeast Region.
For more information on the women's cross country team, visit UNHWildcats.com.
Purrier covered the 5K course in 16 minutes, 27.1 seconds for her second America East triumph. Purrier also won the race in 2014 as a sophomore. She sat out last season as a redshirt.
UNH placed six runners among the top 17 runners in the event.
The Wildcats collected 45 points to win the race, two points better than Stony Brook's 47.
Freshman Meg Champagne (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) finished sixth in 17:32.3, senior Hannah Kimball (Atkinson, N.H.) was ninth in 17:43.1, freshman Melissa Menghini (Fenton, Mo.) was 13th in 17:54.5. Senior Sarah Keiran (Rowley, Mass.) was 16th in 18:04.7 and Riley Gilmore (Haverhill, Mass.) was 17th in 18:05.4.
RACE INFO
Date: Saturday, Oct. 29
Location: Jerusalem Mills Park, Baltimore, Md.
Distance: 5K
NEXT UP
- The Wildcats will race in the NCAA regionals at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx in New York City on Friday, Nov. 11.
- The NCAA championships are scheduled for Nov. 19 in Terre Haute, Ind.
WILDCAT FACTS
- Purrier and Champagne earned America East All Conference first-team honors.
- Kimball and Menghini were named second-team All Conference.
- Purrier has won her last 10 America East championship races covering cross country and track.
- Coach Robert Hoppler and Co. earned America East Coaching Staff of the Year honors.
- Purrier tuned up for the America Championships with a fifth-place finish in the Pre-National Invitational at Indiana State on Oct. 15.
- At Pre-Nationals, Purrier and the Wildcats competed against many of the best runners and teams in the country.
RACE DETAILS
- Purrier won the race in an America East championship record time of 16:27.1.
- Champagne finished sixth in 17:32.3.
- Kimball was ninth in 17:43.1.
- Meghini finished 13th in 17:54.5.
- Keiran was 16th in 18:04.7.
- Gilmore finished 17th in 18:05.4.
RANKED IN THE REGION
The Wildcats are ranked ninth in the Northeast Region.
For more information on the women's cross country team, visit UNHWildcats.com.
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