Results
 
BOSTON – The Northeastern men's and women's cross country teams opened the championship portion of their season on Saturday at the New England Championships, hosted at Franklin Park by Boston University.
 
The men's varsity team took home a seventh place finish in the 8k with a total time of 2:07:49, while the women registered an 18th place finish in the 5k with 1:34:36.
 
Boston University finished in first on the men's side (2:06:03), while Boston College picked up first place on the women's side (1:29:41).
 
Thoughts from coach
"I thought the team had some really good performances," said head coach Cathrine Erickson.  "Paul Duffey was able to put together a really good race today and Jordan O'Dea is in a really good place."
 
Erickson added that the rest of the team is working through training and recovery to prepare for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31 in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.
 
"We're going to be ready. We've got a lot of depth and it's really good to see a lot of the freshmen step up and race so well," she said.
 
Varsity highlights
• For the women, Jordan O'Dea earned a solid third place finish with a total time of 17:44.3.
• Nephat Maritim crossed the finish line at 25:06.6, slating him at 14th place.
• Paul Duffey made his season debut with the Huskies, finishing 48th in 25:35.4, while Michael Potter cruised in behind him at 25:35.7.
 
Red and Black varsity finishes
Women (out of 265 runners)
Brooke Wojeski | 18:53.3 | 78th
Elizabeth Harrington | 19:09.7 | 98th
Amy Piccolo | 19:21.4 | 125th
Kerri Ruffo | 19:28.4 | 140th
Danielle Voke |19:39.2 | 160th
Camila Cortina | 19:39.8 | 162nd
 
Men (out of 252 runners)
Dan Romano | 25:39.9 | 59th
Christian Stafford | 25:52.3 |81st
Ben Trapani | 26:16.6 |124th
Jay Navin | 26:22.0 | 132nd
 
Sub-varsity highlights
• The men's team came in third with a total time of 2:10:51.
• Tucker McNinch stayed ahead with a fourth place spot in 25:53.2.
• The women's team finished 11th overall in 1:40:56.
 
Red and Black sub-varsity finishes
Women (out of 321 runners)
Madeline Bradford | 19:45.9 | 44th
Tiffany Simione | 20:03.1 | 62nd
Edlyn Gulama | 20:16.4 | 84th
Isabel Lund | 20:21.5 | 91st
Kaylee Scott | 20:29.3 | 106th
 
Men (out of 236 runners)
Daniel Condon | 26:08.6 | 16th
Scott McCluskey | 26:13.0 | 21st
Mike Duggan | 26:17.3 | 26th
Dan Paiva |26:19.3 | 27th
Craig Hammond | 26:51.7 | 71st
Collin Rowe | 26:53.5 | 73rd
Patrick Cunningham | 27:50.9 | 143rd