Keene, N.H.- Women’s sophomore Christina Kane (Springfield, Mass.) finished third overall to lead the Trinity College Bantams to third place finish in the women’s race at the Keene State College Cross Country Invitational this afternoon. Senior co-captain Jim Emord (Bridgewater, Mass.) led the men’s squad to a fourth place showing, finishing seventh overall.

Trinity finished with 59 points in the women’s race, which was 26 points behind first place Dartmouth and 13 behind second place Keene State. Competing without All-American senior co-captain Ryan Bak (Suffield, Conn.), the Bantam men’s squad finished with 123 points in the men’s race.

Kane finished with a time of 18:57, while senior co-captain Kate Klein (Huntington, Vt.) was fifth with a time 19:17. Fellow senior co-captain Leeann Rheaume (Pittsfield, Mass.) came in ninth at 19:32 for the Bantams. Emord came across the finish line with a time of 26:22, while classmate Ryan Lerner (Manchester, Conn.) was 26th at 27:32.

<sup>TEAM RESULTS
Men
1. Keene State 35
2. Dartmouth 53
3. Mass.-Lowell 58
4. Trinity (Conn.) 123
5. Merchant Marine 131
6. New Paltz State 163
7. Fitchburg State 180
8. Mount Ida 255
Women
1. Dartmouth 33
2. Keene State 46
3. Trinity (Conn.) 59
4. Mass.-Lowell 123
5. New Paltz State 124
6. Fitchburg State 170</sup>

<sup>Men
7. Jim Emord, 26:22
26. Ryan Lerner, 27:32
30. James Sullivan, 27:38
40. Steven Coakley, 28:08
46. Geoff Long, 28:46
53. Matt Termine, 29:11
56. Matt Corraccio, 29:18</sup>

<sup>Women
3. Christina Kane, 18:57
5. Kate Klein, 19:17
9. Leeann Rheaume, 19:32
24. Kathleen Forbes, 21:05
27. Shannon Brennan, 21:17
32. Hilary Evans, 21:45
34. Sarah Hackett, 21:51</sup>