SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Amanda Naylor (Glastonbury, Conn.), Caitlin Boufford (Londonderry, N.H.), and Laini Pizzitola (Southington, Conn.) each finished in the top-ten as the Roger Williams University Women's Cross Country team took fourth as a team at the 6K Western New England Invitational on Saturday. The Hawks placed eight runners, including the seven runners who contributed to their team score, in the top-35 of the 72-runner field.
 
Competing against seven other teams, the Hawks finished with a team score of 65 to finish behind Western New England University, Salve Regina University, and Bridgewater State.
 
Naylor led the way placing fourth individually, the best finish of her career. She was joined in the top-ten by Boufford in sixth and Pizzitola in ninth. The other RWU scorers were Carolyn Narahara (Reading, Mass.), in 26^th, Ali Henderson (Hingham, Mass.), in 27^th, Leah Whearty (Walpole, Mass.), in 29^th, Sophie Marcille (Waterford, Conn.), in 32^nd. Emma Maywalt (Wall Township, N.J.) just missed the cut for scoring for Roger Williams but nonetheless finished 35^th overall.
 
Hawk Highlights
4^th – Amanda Naylor; 24:51.6
6^th – Caitlin Boufford; 25:02.7
9^th – Laini Pizzitola; 25:47.7
26^th – Carolyn Narahara; 27:34.2 (PR)
27^th – Ali Henderson; 27:41.4
29^th – Leah Whearty; 27:50.1
32^nd – Sophie Marcille; 28:11.7 (PR)
 
What's Next
Roger Williams at the Alumni Race (On Campus) on October 23