Emmanuel College topped a 12-team field with 23 points to win the 2015 Runnin' Monks Invitational at Saint Joseph's College on Saturday. The Saints placed five of the top seven runners overall and finished well ahead of runner-up University of New England, which totaled 64 points in the 5K race.

Monks standout Heather Eaton won the Monks' annually hosted event for the second time in her career with a 20:13 effort, 30 seconds faster than runner-up Margaret McCaffrey of Emmanuel. With the win Eaton, who captured the 2012 Runnin' Monks title with a 21:20 effort, is just the second SJC runner – former teammate Amber Dostie '15 being the other – to claim multiple Runnin' Monks individual crowns. A St. Joe's runner has won the Runnin' Monks race in each of the past five seasons.

As for team finishes, Maine-Farmington placed third (76 points), Saint Joseph's was fourth (127) and Emerson College finished fifth (140). Wheelock College (159), Lasell College (216), Nichols College (240), Thomas College (255), Johnson State (267), Maine Maritime (287) and Maine-Presque Isle (288) capped the list of competing institutions.

For the Badgers, Brynn Cairns placed 34th overall out of a 129 person field. 

Johnson will return to action on October 17th when they run in the Green Mountain Invitational.