Results

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - The Fairfield University men's and women's cross country teams had a solid afternoon at the Ted Owen Cross Country Invitational held at Central Connecticut State.

In the men's race, freshman Ben Heslin (Kensington, Conn.) was the top-finisher for Fairfield with a time of 27:46 to place 31^st overall.

Sophomore Kevin Manke (Ridgewood, N.J.) ran a time of 29:53 to cross the line second for the Stags improving upon last year's time by a minute. Senior A.J. Lawrence (Warwick, N.Y.) posted a time of 30:20 while senior Duncan Gerity (Glastonbury, Conn.) was close behind with a time of 30:27. Freshman Zachary Tesoriero (New York, N.Y.) notched a time of 30:37 while classmate Khalid Zeidan rounded out the group with a mark of 32:11.

On the women's side, junior Devann Ard (Watchung, N.J) crossed the line first for Fairfield, for the second-straight meet, with a mark of 20:37. Sophomore Caroline Conant (E. Longmeadow, Mass.) shaved nearly 40 seconds off last season's time to finish in 21:08. Freshman Annie Rooney (Avon, N.J.) clocked a time of 21:39 while followed closely behind by Jen Booton (Tinton Falls, N.J.) who posted a time of 21:45. Her time was nearly 50 seconds faster than last year.

Eileen Smith (Little Neck, N.Y.) posted a time of 22:16 while sophomore Cara Feeney (Woburn, Mass.) had a time of 22:32 to match last season's performance. Sophomore Ashley Doran (Brick, N.J.) rounded out the field with a mark of 22:38.

The men placed ninth overall in the 8K race while the women's team placed 11^th in the 5K run.

Fairfield returns to action on September 29 when it hosts the Fr. Victor F. Leeber, S.J. Invitational.