As a senior (2017): Competed in six of seven races for the Bulldogs in 2017 … Finished 37th at the NEC Championships by posting a time of 19:52.
As a junior: Competed in all seven races for the Bulldogs in 2016 ... Posted her best time of the season at the Ted Owens Invitational (19:47.6) ... Finished 35th at the NEC Championships ... Posted a time of 24:23.60 at the NCAA Regionals ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.
As a sophomore: Competed in all six races for the Bulldogs in 2015 ... Finished 28th at the NEC Championships with a time of 19:15.5 ... Finished with a time of 24:03 at the NCAA Regionals ... Posted a 46th-place finish (19:50) at the Nassaney Invitational ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.
As a freshman: Competed in five of the seven races for the Bulldogs in 2014 … Ran a season-best 19:32.26 at the NEC Championships (39th) … Finished 42nd at the Ted Owen Invitational (19:51.29) … Finished 156th at the New England Championships (19:32.99) … Finished 45th at the Rothenberg Invitational (19:41.82) … Finished 67th at the CCSU Mini-Meet (11:15.70) ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bryant: A five-year letterwinner in cross country for head coach Steve Patrick at Greenwich Central ... Helped the Witches to the state title in 2009 and to five-straight league and sectional championships ... Earned Cross Country Sportsmanship Award as a senior ... Cross country league champion as a senior ... Also lettered five years in track and field ... Helped team to four-straight league and sectional titles ... Won the sectional championship in the 1500 as a senior ... Tied the school record in the 4x800 in 2012 ... Class President.
Personal: The daughter of Carolyn and Christopher Lapham, Sarah Lapham was born on March 30, 1996 ... Has one sister, Hilary.
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Bryant University cross country team concluded its season on Friday as the Bulldogs competed in the NCAA Northeast...
November 10, 2017
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Senior Melissa Lodge (Hopkinton, Mass.) secured All-Conference honors, placing sixth overall at the Northeast...
October 28, 2017
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University cross country team heads to New Britain, Conn. on Saturday for the third time this season. But when...
October 26, 2017
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Melissa Lodge (Hopkinton, Mass.) finished eighth overall as Bryant University cross country competed at the CCSU Mini...
October 20, 2017
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University cross country senior Melissa Lodge (Hopkinton, Mass.) paced all Bulldog runners with a 15th-place...
October 13, 2017
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Bryant senior Melissa Lodge (Hopkinton, Mass.) finished 10th overall in a field of almost 200 runners on Friday as...
September 29, 2017
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Less than a week after a great showing at the Ted Owen Invitational, the Bryant University cross country team heads to...
September 28, 2017
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. -- Bryant senior Melissa Lodge (Hopkinton, Massachusetts) finished third overall, the highest finish of her career, as...
September 23, 2017