Huskies Open 2016 Season on Saturday at UMass

Saturday, September 10

Amherst, Mass.

9:00 AM

University of Connecticut

Minutemen Invitational

Ericka Randazzo was the top UConn finisher, placing 25th overall in The American Championships

9/10/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country

Sept. 10, 2016

Complete Meet Results

AMHERST, Mass. - Competing in its first meet of the 2016 season, the UConn women's cross country team picked up a fourth-place finish at the Minuteman Invitational on Saturday morning on the campus of UMass. The Huskies finished the seven-team meet with 93 total points as Boston College emerged with the event win with 30 points.

As a team, UConn averaged a 18:30 second finish in the 5K race and tallied three top-25 individual finishers overall.

Sophomore standout Ericka Randazzo shined, taking fourth overall with a 18:00.3 second finish, averaging 5:47.7 seconds per mile. Freshman Danielle Jordan opened her collegiate career with a 14^th-place 18:18.4 second finish, while teammate Mary Monda Oewel placed 22^nd with a time of 18:38.0. Senior Sydnee Over delivered a top-30 individual performance, taking 28^th after crossing the line in 18:47.0.

The seven-team field featured competition from Boston College, Vermont, UMass, Sacred Heart, and Amherst.

To view the complete team and individual results, please CLICK HERE.

The Huskies face a quick turnaround when they return to action in six days at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown. A complete event preview will be available on uconnhuskies.com next week.