WESTFIELD, Mass. — The Roger Williams University women's cross country team turned in a strong performance Saturday morning at the James Earley Invitational, hosted by Westfield State University, earning a sixth-place team finish in the 5K race. Following a challenging week at Lehigh University due to weather conditions, the Hawks returned to competition with several standout individual performances, highlighted by five personal bests.

Carnevale Leads Hawks With Top-20 Finish

Graduate student Gabriella Carnevale (Jamestown, R.I.) paced the Hawks, finishing 16th overall with a time of 19:22.64 and recording a personal best. Carnevale's performance led the way for Roger Williams as the team secured its sixth-place finish.

Junior Gabriella Sitzer (Slingerlands, N.Y.) was the next Hawk across the line, placing 40th overall in 20:13.9 and recording a personal best. First-year Taylor Maluk (Newport, R.I.) followed in 51st place with a time of 20:45.9, also earning a personal best.

Hawks Add Personal Bests in Team Effort

First-year Maddy Koon (Albany, N.Y.) finished 57th overall in 21:06.2, recording a personal best. Junior Alexandra Biryukov (Oceanside, N.Y.) placed 86th in 23:10.4, also recording a personal best, while first-year Giselle Haun (Meriden, Conn.) rounded out the Hawks' listed finishers in 100th place with a time of 23:56.7.

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Hawks return to Bristol for the Homecoming 5K Road Race on Saturday, Oct. 17, as part of Homecoming & Family Weekend. The race is scheduled for 10 a.m. at Roger Williams University.