Center Valley, Pa. (October 9) – The FDU-Florham women's cross country team got a preview of the course where the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championship will be held as the Devils competed at the DeSales University Invitational this afternoon.

As a team, FDU finished in 12th place with a score of 302 points. Misericordia, ranked fourth in the Mid-Atlantic Region coaches poll and Messiah, ranked eighth in the Mid-Atlantic Region coaches poll, finished first and third respectively. FDU will see both Misericordia and Messiah once again at the MAC Championship meet scheduled for October 30.
 
Senior Bridget Lapham (West Hempstead, NY) was the first Devil to cross the line in 21st overall with a time of 24:25.4. Behind Lapham was sophomore Mary Griffin (Ridgefield, NJ) in 40th with a time of 25:04.7, senior Clare Posillico (Baldwin, NY) in 83rd overall with a time of 26:35.1 and first-year Maria Marquez (Harrison, NJ) in 125th overall with a time of 28:47.6.

The fifth student-athlete to score for FDU was first-year Julia Conklin, who crossed the finish line 134th overall with a time of 30:04.3. Graduate student Nina Sorce (Stockholm, NJ) also ran and finished 151st, but as the sixth runner for FDU, her score did not count towards the overall team score. FDU averaged a time of 26:59 and between Lapham and Conklin, the Devils were spread 5:38 apart. 

The Devils will host crosstown rivals Drew University and Saint Elizabeth on Tuesday, October 12 for a tri-meet in the Battle of Madison Avenue.

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