WESTFIELD, MA -- Lesley's women's cross country team finished 13th out of 43 Division II and III teams and the men placed 11th out of 40 at the James Early Invitational at Westfield State.

"Today was one of our toughest challenges," said head coach Dan Flynn. "The course was slow, the day was hot, and the field was full of talented runners."

Lesley senior Keryn Thorvaldsen led the team by placing 29th out of 453 runners with a time of 23:34 over the 6k track, and junior Leah Miller followed in 42nd place with a time of 23:57.

On the men's side, Max Bulger led the way in 33rd place out of 429 at 27:16 on the 8k course. Junior Kyle Casiglio came in 59th at 27:51, and freshman Nick Green followed in 64th at 27:54.

The Lynx return to the track on October 27 at the New England Collegiate Conference Championships.