Fairfield Invitational 2009

ResultsThe UMass women's cross country team opened its 2009 season on Saturday with a third-place finish at the Fairfield Invitational. With 62 points, the Minutewomen came in behind winner UConn (28 points) and second-place Yale (34), while finishing ahead of Fairfield (121 points), New Haven (162 points), Siena (163 points) and Bridgeport (212 points).

For the second-consecutive week, sophomore Courtney Dinnan (Hamden, Conn.) led the University of Connecticut women's cross country team with an 18:49 first-place finish at the Fairfield Invitational. UConn won the invitational with 28 points, finishing ahead of Yale (34) and UMass (62). The Stags were fourth among the seven-team field.

The University of Connecticut men's cross country team took part in their first race of the season at the Fairfield Invitational, Saturday. In some overcast and breezy conditions the Huskies finished in second place right behind the host team, Fairfield.

The men's cross country team captured the 2nd Annual Fairfield Invitational while the women's team finished fourth. Sophomore Steve Flanagan was the individual winner in the men's 8K with a personal best of 26:23.

The Yale Women's Cross Country team traveled to Fairfield, Conn. Saturday morning for the Fairfield Invitational. The Bulldogs came in a strong second place finish with 34 points, only six points behind the first-place University of Connecticut team, which finished the meet with 28 points.

The UConn women's cross country team will head southwest down I-95 in Connecticut to compete at the Fairfield Invitational at Fairfield University on Saturday morning. The 4K race will begin at 10:30 a.m.

After finishing seventh in last season's Atlantic 10 Championships, the UMass women's cross country team will be looking to improve as the 2009 season approaches. The Minutewomen return several key contributors from last year's squad who are prepared for a strong 2009 campaign.

The 2009 cross country season looks to be a year filled with potential for the UMass men's team. The Minutemen, who were picked to defend their 2008 Atlantic 10 crown in the preseason conference poll, have ten returning juniors and seniors looking to capture their second straight Atlantic 10 title. UMass will have three of its top five scoring finishers from 2008 back to build on their success from last season.