WENHAM, Mass. – Sophomore Madeline Hayes (Newington, Conn.) finished 9^th posting a career-high 19:49 time to lead the Penmen to a 14^th place finish out of 26 schools at the Pop Crowell Invitational hosted by Gordon College Saturday.

Kelsey Parker (Tewksbury, Mass.) finished the 5K race 69^th with a time of 21:32, while Melissa Stacom (Massapequa, N.Y.) came in just six seconds after Parker with a time of 21:38.

Jacquelyn Dussault (Manchester, NH) placed 135^th overall with a time of 23:21, while Laura DiPietro (Auburn, N.H.) was 189^th, recording a time of 25:17.  Sarah Kennedy (Appleton, Maine) came in 202^nd with a time of 25:58. 

Southern New Hampshire returns to action next Saturday when it competes at the New England Championships held at Franklin Park in Boston. The race is set to start at 12:30 p.m.