Eagles Win New England Championship

JAMAICA PLAIN, Mass. – The Boston College women's cross country team claimed its second team title of the season, winning the New England Championship on Saturday afternoon at Franklin Park led by freshman Fian Sullivan Sweeney.

BC's 27 points were good for the overall title while MIT came second with 78 points and Quinnipiac rounded out the top three with 122 points.

Tufts senior Natalie Bettez won the women's individual title with her time of 17:57.9.

Sullivan Sweeney placed second overall in the 168-runner field with a time of 18:01.9 and was the first Eagle to cross the line. BC went three-in-a-row as senior Delia Hayes finished third overall with a personal-best time of 18:04.4 and junior Paige Duca's time of 18:05.8 was good for fourth.

Freshman Anna Oeser was the fourth BC runner to finish, placing seventh with a time of 18:15.2, while freshman Nicole Clermont rounded out the scored runners in 11th, crossing the finish line at 18:19.6.

The Eagles claimed their second team title of the season, opening the year with an overall win at the Nassaney Invitational on Sept. 8.

BC also claimed the women's sub varsity title with 17 points, finishing five runners in the top-six. Junior Jessica Martin won the race with a time of 18:47.3.

2018 NEICAAA Championships
Jamaica Plain, Mass. | Franklin Park
October 6, 2018
COMPLETE RESULTS

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Freshman Fian Sullivan Sweeney placed second overall with a time of 18:01.9.
- Senior Delia Hayes finished third at 18:04.4, setting a personal-record for the second race in a row. Hayes ran a then-best 18:06.8 at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown.
- Junior Paige Duca's came in fourth at 18:05.8 while a pair of freshmen closed out the scoring as Anna Oeser (18:15.2) and Nicole Clermont (18:19.6) came in seventh and 11^th, respectively.
- Sophomore Kylee Raftis finished 13th at 18:22.2, a personal record by more than 30 seconds, while freshman Kayla Smith came in at 19:08.2 for 38th.

UP NEXT
The Eagles travel to University Park, Pa. for the Penn State National Open on Friday, Oct. 12.

BC's Top Finishers
Women's Varsity 5K
2) Fian Sullivan Sweeney; 18:01.9
3) Delia Hayes; 18:04.4
4) Paige Duca; 18:05.8
7) Anna Oeser; 18:15.2
11) Nicole Clermont; 18:19.6

Women's Sub Varsity 5K
1) Jessica Martin; 18:47.3
2) Caroline Barry; 18:51.1
3) Colleen Sliney; 18:52.6
5) Emily Criscuolo; 18:54.7
6) Emily Kane; 18:57.7

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Players Mentioned

Caroline Barry

Nicole Clermont

Emily Criscuolo

Paige Duca

Delia Hayes

Emily Kane

Jessica Martin

Anna Oeser

Kylee Raftis

Colleen Sliney

Kayla Smith

Fian Sullivan Sweeney