Purrier Repeats at Northeast Regional

Friday, November 10

Amherst, N.Y.

11 AM

University of New Hampshire

NCAA Regionals

Purrier makes it back-to-back NCAA regional wins.

Photo by: UNH Athletic Communications

11/10/2017 12:02:00 PM | Women's Cross Country

Elinor Purrier has secured her second straight Championship appearance.

AMHERST, N.Y. – University of New Hampshire senior Elinor Purrier (Montgomery, Vt.) won her second straight NCAA Regional cross country meet and has secured a spot in this years NCAA Championship meet.

Purrier finished first overall with a time of 21 minutes and 20.8 seconds. She began the race in a clump of 10 to 12 runners, but by the 3K mark that group had separated into a smaller group of eight, though she led that pack by a slim margin. Purrier pulled away in the final 3K and finished four seconds ahead of the next runner.

Other top Wildcats were Shannon Murdock (Exeter, N.H.) who finished in 25^th with a time of 22:27.8 and Meg Champagne (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) who finished 35^th at 22:38.6.

Rounding out the top scorers for the Wildcats were junior Riley Gilmore (Haverhill, Mass.) finishing 91^st with a time of 23:22.8, and grad student Alyson Messina (Plymouth, Mass.) in 99^th with 23:28.4.

The Wildcats finished ninth overall in the team standings with 251 team points.
With their top-25 finishes, Purrier and Murdock were named to the All-Region team.

UP NEXT:
Purrier advances to the NCAA Championship meet. The meet is scheduled for Nov. 18 in Louisville, Kty.

RACE INFO
Date: Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, 11 a.m.
Location: Audobon Golf Course – Amherst, N.Y.
Distance: 6K