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FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield University men's cross country team successfully defended their title at the Victor F. Leeber, S.J. Invitational while the women's cross country team placed third.
 
The women's team was led by freshman Maureen Crimmins who finished sixth overall with a time of 19:32.03 in the 5K. Freshman Danielle Renzi placed ninth overall with a time of 19:43.32 while senior Kristen Golen was 13th with a time of 20:01.49. Freshman Cate Forte was 16th in a time of 20:12.50. Senior Emily Davis was 20th with a time of 20:16.62 while classmate Lauren Londregan was right on her heels with a time of 20:17.26.
 
Senior Caroline Riley had a time of 20:23.68 and was followed by sophomore Molly Leidig with a personal best of 20:29.33, junior Sam Goodnow in 20:30.35, junior Meghan Sullivan in 20:30.76, sophomore Danica Ceballos with a personal best of 21:00.62, sophomore Hillary Maxson in 21:05.20, senior Kelly Kramer in 21:27.64, sophomore Juli Bassett in 21:39.89 and senior Nikki Livesey 21:54.93.
 
Sacred Heart's Brittany Lane was the women's individual champion, finishing in a time of 18:41.06. The Pioneers won their second-straight Leeber Invitational team title, finishing with 23 points. St. John's University was the runner-up with 51 points while Fairfield was third with 63.

Freshman Connor Kelley was the overall champion in a men's 8K, finishing with a time of 26:37.56 while sophomore Howie Rosas was the runner-up in 26:39.71. Kelley led for much of the race until Rutgers Chris Banafato pulled ahead entering the final turn. Kelley caught up to Banafato and passed him just as the Scarlet Knight stumbled to the ground. Banafato ended up finishing in third place with a time of 26:43.43.05.
 
Sophomore Brian Cleary finished sixth overall with a personal best of 27:02.25 while freshman Jake Ruskan was tenth in a time of 27:25.11. Sophomore John Lobo placed 11th in 27:26.10 while senior Vin Ferrer was 12th overall in 27:28.06. Junior Greg Chase was 20th overall with a time of 27:50.14 while senior Matt Brunelle was right behind him in 27:51.24.
 
Senior Steve Flanagan finished in a time of 28:14.08 and was followed by freshmen Sam Tooley and Kyle Wegner in 28:16.13 and 28:17.22, respectively. Junior Kyle Short finished in 28:52.96, junior Dylan Fisher clocked a time of 29:10.63, junior Matt Boley finished in 30:09.99, and junior Ernie Lustenring finished in 30:55.80.
 
Fairfield finished with 30 team points to win its second-straight team title. Fordham was the runner-up with 68 points while Rutgers was third with 92 points.
 
Fairfield returns to action on September 30 at the Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh University.