Murdock, Champagne and Messina pace 'Cats to First Place at Central Connecticut

Friday, October 20

New Britain, Conn.

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University of New Hampshire

Central Conn. Mini-Meet

Shannon Murdock (left) finished first overall in the CCSU Mini-Meet.

Murdock, Champagne and Messina pace 'Cats to First Place at Central Connecticut

10/20/2017 10:27:00 PM | Women's Cross Country

The Wildcats have won their second straight team meet.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - The University of New Hampshire women's cross country team took a first place finish at the Central Connecticut Mini-Meet, paced by the overall race winner Shannon Murdock (Exeter, N.H.) with a finishing time of 10:08.6.

Three other Wildcats finished in the top 10, sophomore Meg Champagne (Plattsburgh, N.Y.), who finished first overall at the New England Championships, finished in fourth place with a time of 10:20.0, and grad. student Alyson Messina (Plymouth, Mass.) finished right behind Champagne in fifth place with a time of 10.27.7. The final Wildcat in the top 10 was senior Riley Gilmore (Haverhill, Mass.) who finished in 10th place in 10:32.2.

The Wildcats finished first overall with 45 team points; Dartmouth finished in second with 72 points, and Yale finished third with 130.

UP NEXT:
The Wildcats will compete in the America East Tournament next Saturday, Oct. 28 at the University of Vermont. The Wildcats have won the last four America East Championship meets.

RACE INFO
Date: Friday, Oct. 20, 2017
Location: Stanley Quarter Park, New Britain, Conn.
Distance: Women's race, 3K

WILDCAT FACTS

The Wildcats are ranked #10 in the Northeast Region rankings.
The UNH women's cross country team has won the last four America East Championships.
This years America East Championship is scheduled for Saturday, Oct 28 at Burlington, Vt.

UNH RACE RESULTS:

Murdock finished first in 10:08.6.
Champagne came in fourth in 10:20.0.
Messina finished fifth in 10:27.7
Gilmore finished 10th in 10:32.2
Senior Angelyn Masters (Bangor, Maine) rounded out UNH's top five, finishing in 25th place with 10:46.5.
Rounding out UNH's top seven finishes were sophomores Madeline Quigley (Rowley, Mass.) finishing in 56th with a time of 11:05.7, and Isobel Kelly (Brisbane, Austrailia) finishing 68th in 11:14.7.

FROM THE COACH:
"Shannon Murdoc was able to win the race, so that's exciting; she ran very well, and finished very well. She was able to follow her strategy and hang with the lead pack, and bring her track skill to cross country. This was a great meet for her to be able to practice that, and it went well"
- Coach Robert Hoppler

"This is the same team that ran New England's, and its their second win in a row. I'm happy with our depth, we were also able to win the JV meet. We gotta keep training, stay healthy, stay focused, and we're looking forward to the championship part of the season."
- Coach Robert Hoppler