WESTFIELD, Mass. – The Roger Williams University women's cross country team placed fifth at the James Earley Invitational hosted by Westfield State Saturday, returning to competition after a three week hiatus.
 
The squad was paced by Junior Caitlin Boufford (Londonderry, N.H.), who finished in third, completing the 5k race in 19:02.01, falling just shy of her personal best by seven tenths of a second. Adriana Franzese (Shelton, Conn.) was the first Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) freshman to cross the line and fourth freshman in the field to cross the finish line running a pace of 6:21.4, for a final time of 19:44.69.
 
Amanda Naylor (Glasonbury, Conn.) completed her run in 20:30.3 while teammate Carolyn Narahara (Reading, Mass.) finished in 20:42.4. Leah Whearty (Walpole, Mass.) finished her 5k in 20:48.3, and Addie Cooke (Park Ridge, Ill.) set a new personal best with a time of 21:34.6.
 
The Hawks placed fifth in the meet with a total scored of 187, Smith one the Invitational followed by RPI and Westfield State.
 
Roger Williams will welcome back their Alumni next weekend during their annual homecoming Alumni Race.  They will then begin preparations for the CCC Championships on Saturday, Oct. 29 in Biddeford, Maine