Golden Bears compete in the Westfield State James Earley Invitational at Stanley Park

WESTFIELD, MA – Western New England finished 26^th among of 39 teams at the Westfield State James Earley Women's Cross Country Invitational Saturday (Oct. 10) at Stanley Park.

With 409 runners competing in the event, this was the biggest race of the season for the Golden Bears.

Meagan Dias was the top finisher for Western New England placing 49^th with a time of 20 minutes, 10.94 seconds over the 5,000-meter course.

Hailie Laviolette crossed the finish line in 166^th place with a time of 21:53.90 while Kathleen Silveira was 197^th in 22:25.79.

Abby Shafer of New England College was the invidual winner in 18:04.05.

University of New England was the team champion with Williams, Saint Anselm, Westfield State, and Smith rounding out the top five.