Preview: Cross Country Heads to Massachusetts for the Battle of Beantown

Friday, September 24

Franklin Park, MA

3:00 PM

University of Maine

Battle of Beantown

Preview: Cross Country Heads to Massachusetts for the Battle of Beantown

9/22/2021 9:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

ORONO, Maine - The University of Maine men's and women's Cross Country teams are traveling to Franklin park, Mass. for the Battle of Beantown on Friday, Sept 24. The women are set to begin at 3:00 P.M. with the men following at 3:30 P.M.

For the Men, they were led by another strong performance from their top trio of Sam Mills, Luke Marsanskis and Alec Troxell during their meet at the University of New Hampshire. Mills paced all Black Bears in the meet, taking home a second place with a time of 24:54.55 in the 8K race. Marsanskis took 5th in the meet with a time of 25:25.22. Troxell rounded out the strong showing from the trio, taking ninth with a time of 25:47.77.

For the women at New Hampshire, Lydia Gilmore took home an 11th at the meet, posting a time of 18:34.52 in the 5K race. Marlee Yoder (19:44.01) and Jaymie Sidaway (20:13.21) finished within the top 50 of the event to score for Maine.

-UMaine-