HOPKINTON, N.H. - Emmanuel cross country was back in action on Friday at the Hopkinton XC Festival, coming off a quick turnaround from their meet on Oct. 4 at Colby-Sawyer. At Friday's meet, the women's program finished fourth of 14 teams, while the men's program placed 7th out of 11.

Competing in a 5k, senior Kendall Newton led the Saints, placing eighth overall in 19:36.4. Julia Kurthy followed in 23rd with a time of 20:43.0, and sophomore Maddie Brown took 28th in 20:51.9. Their efforts helped Emmanuel edge St. Joseph's (Me.) by just two points, 134 to 136, for fourth place. Sophomore Molly Hough (43rd) and junior Emma Braga (49th) rounded out the scoring five.

In the men's 8k, senior Luke Bullock paced the men, finishing 31st in 29:23.9. Sophomore Jackson Booker came in 37th at 30:25.0, and freshman Brady Shankle placed 42nd in 30:58.5. Senior Nicholas Ware (49th, 31:48.5) and sophomore Mateo Gonzalez (57th, 32:27.3) completed the scoring five. 

The Saints are back for their third meet in 13 days on Saturday, Oct. 17, competing at the Western New England Invitational.