WENHAM, Mass. – The Southern New Hampshire University women's cross country team tied for first out of 26 schools at the Gordon College Pop Crowell Invitational Saturday afternoon.  The Penmen, who took four of the race's top 20 places, tied for first with Salve Regina University.

Junior Emma Lundberg (Hebron, N.H.) led Southern New Hampshire with an 18:52 five-kilometer effort to finish second overall among 276 runners.  It marks her second-best time as a collegian and the second best mark in SNHU program history.

Melissa Hurley (Ashaway, R.I.) finished 13^th overall with a 19:49 effort, a personal best for her and the ninth-fastest time in program history.  Madeline Hayes (Newington, Conn.) finished one second behind Hurley to place 14^th overall.  Christina Montefusco (Danvers, Mass.) posted a time of 20:03 to place 20^th.

Christina Powell (Granby, Mass.) posted a time of 20:41 to finish 41^st overall, while Jacquelyn Dussault (Manchester, N.H.) was 86^th with a time of 21:45.  Kelsey Parker (Billerica, Mass.) posted a time of 22:14, while Cassandra Dolan (Manchester, N.H.) finished in 24:02.  Laura DiPietro (Auburn, N.H.) rounded out the Penmen finishers with a time of 26:21.

Southern New Hampshire returns to action next Saturday at the New England Championship at Boston's Franklin Park.