Final Results

DARTMOUTH, Mass. - Senior Lily Saul placed ninth out of 275 runners to lead Rhode Island at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational Saturday morning.

Saul finished the 6000K course in a time of 21:47.84, edging Boston University's Sammy Seabury by less than two seconds. Brown's Haley Kavanagh finished one spot in front of Saul in a time of 21:44.80.

Brown's Nimrit Ahuja won the race, finishing well ahead of the field. Her time of 21:03.75 was 12 seconds ahead of BU's Abby Waddington.

Rhode Island's Alison Pankowics and Keaney Bayha were the second and third finishers for URI. They placed 41st and 42nd, respectively. Haley LaRosa was 51st overall. Jordan Hadfield and Sofia Piccone were the fifth and sixth Rams to the finish line, placing 61st and 62nd.

Boston University won the team title with 35 points, followed by Brown (68), UMass Lowell (130), Connecticut College (157) and Holy Cross (179). Rhode Island finished sixth in the team standings.

The Rams are back in action Friday, Oct. 3 at the Paul Short Invitational in Bethlehem, Pa.

Team Standings
1. Boston University - 35
2. Brown - 68
3. UMass Lowell - 130
4. Connecticut College - 157
5. Holy Cross - 179
6. Rhode Island - 183
7. Bryant - 206
8. East Stroudsburg - 228
9. Merrimack - 264
10. Stonehill - 269
11. Suffolk - 326
12. Brandeis - 352
13. So. Conn. St. - 360
14. Westfield State - 442
15. Plymouth State - 558
16. St. Anselm - 581
17. Salve Regina - 600
18. Babson - 613
19. UMass Dartmouth - 623
20. Wheaton (Mass.) - 626
21. Johnson & Wales - 660
22. Mount Holyoke - 667
23. Bentley - 688
24. Assumption - 717
25. Hartford - 752
26. Emerson - 755
27. Framingham St. - 756
28. Emmanuel (Mass.) - 768
29. Western NE - 777
30. UMass Boston - 798
31. Clark (Mass.) - 829
32. RIC - 865
33. Worcester State - 866
34. Western Conn. St. - 1017
35. Simmons - 1054
36. Lasell - 1070