MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Southern New Hampshire women's cross country team opened its season Saturday at the Shacklette Invitational hosted by Saint Anselm College. The Penmen finished fourth out of seven teams.

Penmen junior Madeline Hayes (Newington, Conn.) finished amongst the top five runners in the race coming in 4^th place. She ran a 5K time of 19:42.

Freshman Stacey Wojcik (Wrentham, Mass.) finished just two second shy of the top ten while coming in 11^th place out of 82 with a time of 20:31.

Christina Montefusco (Danvers, Mass.) would be the next Penmen finisher coming in at 41^st place with a time of 22:52, and Kelsey Parker (Tewksbury, Mass.) would finish just forty seconds later at 49^th place with a 23:38 time.

Stonehill took home first place in the race. The top three runners belonged to the Skyhawks while coming in at times of 19:17, 19:34, and 19:35.

The Penmen return to action September 15, when they travel to UMass Dartmouth for the UMass Dartmouth Invitational. The race start time is 12:45 p.m.