University of New England cruised to victory with 37 team points in the 12th Annual Runnin' Monks Invitational at Saint Joseph's College on Saturday morning.

Saint Joseph's seniors Amber Dostie and Heather Eaton finished first (20:52) and second (20:58), respectively, while Emmanuel College senior Martina Benassi placed third (21:24), UNE freshman Lindsay Maffei (Windham, N.H.) was fourth (21:25) and Emmanuel senior Chloe Egan ran to a fifth-place finish (21:43) in the 5K race.

Brynn Cairns led Johnson crossing the finish in 24:13 followed by Jill Porter (25:41), Briana Walsh (25:43),  Alyssa August (26:17), Megan Mennelle (27:02), Kate Abdel-Fatah (28:12) and Amanda Bortlein (29:36).

Emmanuel finished as the runner-up with 47 points while Maine-Farmington placed third with 89 points and Saint Josephs' was fourth with 92. Emerson College (109 points), Johnson State (188), Nichols College (206) and Thomas College (226) placed fifth through eighth while Maine Machias featured runners in the race but did not score.

The Badgers return to action when they race in the Green Mountain College Invitational next saturday. 

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