WATERFORD, Conn. – The UMass Dartmouth women's cross country team returned to action on Saturday, competing in the 6k White event at the Connecticut College Invitational at Harkness Memorial State Park. The Corsairs placed seventh overall (312 points) in a field of 33 teams.
Leading the way for UMass Dartmouth was senior
Sarah Lynch, who posted a time of 22:46.6 to take 12th overall. Next across the line was junior
Sara Lopez as she notched a time of 23:59.0 for 70th overall.
Sophomore
Alexah Pedder was next to cross the finish, posting a time of 24:04.3 for 78th on the day. Senior
Sophie Owen recorded a time of 24:13.1 to place 93rd in the event, while junior
Ashlyn Byrnes was 110th overall with a mark of 24:22.9. Sophomore
Elena Aponte ran to a time of 24:37.4 for 131st, while junior
Natalya LaVita was a fraction behind with a time of 24:37.7 for 132nd.
Other solid efforts on the afternoon included:
Rookie
Ava Brunswick – 146th overall – 24:47.5
Senior
Serena Carnes – 158th overall – 24:55.6
Sophomore
Nicole Mota – 165th overall – 25:00.1
Senior
Liv DeSimone – 175th overall – 25:06.1
Junior
Alexia Gonsalves – 177th overall – 25:07.7
Sophomore
Raeleigh Levesque – 190th overall – 25:19.7
Rookie
Amya Moura – 237th overall – 26:17.2
Rookie
Ana Machado – 262nd overall – 26:58.9
Rookie
Maria Avery-Pham – 269th overall – 27:04.5
Rookie
Evellyn Silva-Lima – 309th overall – 30:48.3
Rookie
Elsa Sedgwick – 315th overall – 32:27.2
The Corsairs return to action on October 31 when they travel to Vermont State University Castleton to compete at the 2026 Little East Championship. The women's event begins at 11am.
