Top five run personal bests at Westfield State

WESTFIELD, Mass. -- The women's cross country team raced at the annual James Earley Cross Country Meet hosted by Westfield State University at Stanley Park on Saturday. The top five athletes, Isabella Hastings, Avery Braccia, Anna Weygang, Liv Forbes and Bre Shipman all ran personal bests and finished in the top 45 runners. 

Both the women's cross country team and the men's cross country team traveled to the race. The Day featured a women's varsity race at 12 p.m. which included 184 participants and a women's JV race at 1 p.m. which included 63 participants. Isabella Hastings, a freshman from Grantham, N.H. posted the fastest Seahawk time of the day, placing six with a time of 23:07.05 for 6k. Hastings was followed by Avery Braccia, a junior from Bristol, Conn. who finished 36th with a time of 24:28.30. 

Salve Regina varsity performances:
6. Isabella Hastings - 23:07.05
36. Avery Braccia- 24:28.30
41. Anna Weygang- 24:37.07
42. Liv Forbes - 24:37.34
44. Bre Shipman- 24:47.47
86. Catherine Minegar - 26:11.87
91. Heather McKee- 26:29.03
100. Lindsey Sirois - 26:51.52

Salve Regina JV performances:
10. Meredith Connor- 25:54.17
17. Sarah Hauptman- 26:34.80
30. Bridget Esposito- 28:02.56
34. Nicole Nenninger- 28:25.72
35. Claudia Jankovich- 28:26.37
39. Grace Holmander- 28:40.21
40. Kaelyn Fidrocki- 28:43.79
42. Delaney Marek- 29:07.06
50. Avery Marchand- 30:35.66
53. Maya Baldauf- 31:10.25
56. Mia Pastorok- 31:51.44 
59. Olivia McHugh - 32:53.93

POSTRACE THOUGHTS:

"Our top five all came in under 45 out of 184 runners and ran their personal best 6k," said head coach Kacie Gallo. "They're excited to race again at Stanley Park for the DIII New England meet. They ran their fastest combined team time of the season. Isabella Hasting's time puts her top seven on the university all-time 6k list. It's great to see all the hard work they put in at practice and in the weight room pay off at the meets. I am extremely proud of the leadership and dedication of the team."

The next race will take place on Saturday, October 14 in Springfield, Mass. The event is hosted by Western New England University and starts at 10:30 a.m.