TRINITY WOMEN'S HARRIERS PLACE
THIRD AT ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

North Grafton, Mass. - Freshman Karen Roy (Ashford, Conn.) finished 14th overall to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a third-place team finish at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Women's Cross Country Championship Meet at Tufts University's The Farm Course this afternoon.

The Trinity women's squad, ranked No. 11 in Division III New England, finished with 26 points behind second-place Keene State with a score of 159. Middlebury won the race with 45 points. The Bantam men's team had severla individuals competing in the race, but did not score as a team.

Freshman Kristina DePeau (Stafford, Conn.) was close behind Roy in 19th place. Roy ran a time of 19:43.9 and DePeau finished in 19:50.5. The Bantams, coached by George Suitor, competed without the services of their top runner, sophomore Leeann Rheaume (Pittsfield, Mass.).

Both teams will compete at the New England Division IIII Championships at Mass.-Dartmouth on Saturday, Nov. 11. The men are a favorite to qualify as a team for the NCAA Division III National Championships for the first time in College history.

WOMEN

1. Middlebury 45

2. Keene State 133

3. Trinity (Conn.) 159

4. Amherst 160

5. Coast Guard 170

6. Williams 201

7. Springfield 213

8. Wesleyan 214

9. William Smith 226

10. Colby 245

11. Lebanon Valley 250

12. Tufts 336

13. Bates 360

14. Connecticut College 433

15. Ramapo 484

16. Oneonta State 496

17. New Paltz State 509

18. Worcester Tech 514

19. Clark 521

20. Bridgewater State 634

21. Rhode Island College 649

22. St. Joseph's (Maine) 663

23. Stevens Tech 664

23. Smith 664

25. Framingham State 695

26. Drew 700

27. Worcester State 725

28. Norwich 805

29. Southern Vermont 806

29. Bard 806

31. Johnson and Wales 833

32. Farmingdale State 886

33. Massachusetts Maritime 895

34. Lasell 909

35. Elms 959

TRINITY WOMEN'S FINISHERS

14. Karen Roy, 19:43

19. Kristina DePeau, 19:50

38. Liz Brown, 20:34

44. Sarah Hackett, 20:41

47. Caroline Leary, 20:46

101. Kate Klein, 21:54

TRINITY MEN'S FINISHERS

37. Steve Napier, 28:31

129. Adam Shelby, 30:49

132. Geoff Long, 30:58

162. Jack Canning, 31:29