WESTFIELD, Mass. Westfield State University women's cross country placed seven runners in the meet's top 12 as the Owls ran to the meet title at the season-opening Keene State Alumni Invitational in Keene, N.H. on Saturday.
Westfield edged host Keene, 32-34 in the team scoring.
Sophomore Shea Hamel (Longmeadow, Mass.) was the first one home for the Owls in 11:57.3 on the short 2-mile course, placing fourth individually and setting a PR by 44 seconds.
Brynne Lecours (Haverhill, Mass.) followed in fifth, Ariann Lecours (Haverhill, Mass.) was eighth, Molly Kennedy (W. Springfield, Mass.) ninth and Julianne Kelly (Natick, Mass.) 11th to round out the Owls scoring five.
Westfield will next be in action at the Trinity College Invitational next Saturday.