BOSTON, Mass. – Maine Maritime Academy women's cross country finished 25th out of 26 teams at the 2023 Suffolk Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

How it Happened: Fifth-year Milo Cook-Sharp (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) paced the Mariners, placing 156th in the 233-runner field, with a time of 29:44.5 on the 6k course. Junior Aubrey Mitchell (Spofford, N.H.) placed 193rd with a time of 32:29.7.

Sophomore Kylie Cantlon (Burke, Va.) finished 195th with a time of 32:41.2, fifth-year Sarah Smith (Kirkland, Wash.) finished 217th with a time of 35:55.7, and first-year Lillian Diversi (West Gardiner, Maine) finished 221st with a time of 37:17.2 to round out the top five finishers for the Mariners.
 
Inside the Numbers: Colby College and Bowdoin College finished tied for first with team scores of 62 each, with Bowdoin slightly edging out Colby with a total time of 1:58:04 to Colby's 1:58:19. Wellesley College finished in third with a team score of 114 and total time of 2:00:26. American International's Fransiscah Cherotich was the top finisher with a time of 22:59.9, Keene State's Margaret St. John finished second with a time of 23:02.8, while Bowdoin's Stephanie Chun finished third with a time of 23:07.4.
 
Up Next: Maine Maritime returns to action on Saturday, October 28 when they travel up north to Presque Isle, Maine to race in the North Atlantic Conference Championship at 11:00am, hosted by the University of Maine at Presque Isle.