Bulldog harriers show well at Rothenberg Invite

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University cross country teams continued their preparation for the NEC championships on Friday, competing in the Rothenberg Invitational at Brown University.

The Bulldogs competed against Vermont, Connecticut, Brown, Dartmouth and Rhode Island. The Catamounts won the men's 8k, while the Bears won the women's 5k.

Bryant was led across the finish line by Martha Reynolds (London, England) and Milan Duka (Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro). Reynolds finished 12th with a time of 18:13.88 in the women's race, while Duka finished 21st with a time of 26:03.58 in the men's race.

Top 5 Women

Reynolds                                             12th       18:13.88

Staci Rezendes (Ludlow, Mass.)      27th       18:47.22

Kara Walsh (Waltham, Mass.)          29th       18:50.38

Elizabeth Willmonton (Rowley, Mass.) 38th       19:10.07

Erin Svensen (Medway, Mass.)        44th       19:34.71

Top 5 Men

Duka                                                  21st        26:03.58

Francis Foley (Acton, Mass.)           27th       26:23.65

Richard Landry (Holyoke, Mass.)    34th       26:42.87

Russell Stevens (Colchester, Mass.)35th       26:43.27

Blake Fenwick (Thomaston, Conn.) 37th       26:49.12