BRISTOL, R.I. – Amanda Naylor (Glastonbury, Conn.) and Caitlin Boufford (Londonderry, N.H.) each posted top-six finishes as the Roger Williams University Women's Cross Country team took fifth at the six-kilometer Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship race at Western New England University on Saturday morning. Naylor grabbed a third place individual placing for the Hawks followed closely by Boufford in sixth as both set personal best times on the day and earned All-CCC honors in the process.
 
Competing as one of the eight CCC schools at the championship race, RWU claimed a fifth-place finish with a team score of 96. Despite this, they did see five of their seven runners set personal-best 6K times.
 
Naylor's new personal-record 6K time of 24:06 resulted in her moving up on the program's all-time performers list from tied for 20^th to 16^th. Boufford, meanwhile, broke onto the list with a time of 24:21, to slot in with the 19^th fastest time in program history.
 
Laini Pizzitola (Southington, Conn.) was the third finisher for Roger Williams placing 18^th with a PR time of 25:38. She was followed by Leah Whearty (Walpole, Mass.) in 32^nd with a time of 26:55 before Emma Maywalt (Wall Township, N.J.) rounded out the Hawks scoring with a 38^th place finish and a personal-best time of 27:23.
 
Suffolk University won the conference title with a team score of 73 followed closely by the University of New England who scored 76. Endicott College claimed third with a team score of 81.
 
Hawk Highlights
3^rd – Amanda Naylor; 24:06 (PR, 16^th in program history)
6^th – Caitlin Boufford; 24:21 (PR, 19^th in program history)
18^th – Laini Pizzitola; 25:38 (PR)
32^nd – Leah Whearty; 26:55
42^nd – Emma Maywalt; 27:23 (PR)
43^rd – Ali Henderson; 27:30
45^th – Sophie Marcille; 27:52 (PR)
 
What's Next
Roger Williams at the New England Division III Championships on November 13