MANCHESTER, N.H. - A trio of Saint Michael's College men's and women's cross country runners claimed top-three finishes on Saturday at Saint Anselm College's season-opening Shacklette Invitational.
 
Junior Braden Butler (South Berwick, Maine/Marshwood) and sophomore Fran Peterson (Barron, Wis./Barron) were runners-up in their respective races, while first-year Jersey Miller (Minneapolis, Minn./Saint Louis Park) was third in her college debut.
 
TEAM RESULTS

• The Saint Michael's women placed second among four schools with 38 points, short of host Saint Anselm (23). The Purple and Gold men took third out of four with 48 points, two shy of the runner-up Hawks.
• The Purple Knight women were third in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) East Region poll, with Saint Anselm eighth.
• Plymouth State's men, who won with 28 points, were 10th in the most recent USTFCCCA Division III East Region rankings.

WOMEN'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Fran Peterson (Barron, Wis./Barron)
  • 2nd of 39 finishers in 6K, 24:18.6
  • 3rd career runner-up finish
  • 7th career top-10 finish
• First-year Jersey Miller (Minneapolis, Minn./Saint Louis Park)
  • 3rd, 24:20.4
  • 1st career top-10 finish
• Sophomore Kayley Bell (Caribou, Maine/Caribou)
  • 8th, 26:46.2
  • 1st career top-10 finish
• Sophomore Kennedy Holsapple (East Lyme, Conn./East Lyme)
  • 11th, 27:16.1
• Junior Jocelyn Sommers (Dalton, Mass./Wahconah Regional)
  • 15th, 28:15.1
• Sophomore Meredith Reilly (Ashland, Mass./Ashland)
  • 18th, 28:31.7
• Senior Izzy Quam (Stillwater, Minn./Mounds Park Academy)
  • 19th, 28:38.4

MEN'S LEADERS

• Junior Braden Butler (South Berwick, Maine/Marshwood)
  • 2nd of 38 finishers in 8K, 27:51.9
  • 4th career top-10 finish
• Sophomore Adam Bilodeau (Lewiston, Maine/Lewiston)
  • 7th, 28:14.9
  • 2nd career top-10 finish
• First-year Andrew Cole (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland)
  • 10th, 29:03.2
  • 1st career top-10 finish
• First-year Cooper Brennan (Wilton, N.Y./South Glens Falls)
  • 12th, 29:13.4
• Sophomore Andrew Scanio (Lake Placid, N.Y./Lake Placid)
  • 17th, 29:54.2
• Junior Ken Zou (Hampton, N.H./Winnacunnet)
  • 19th, 30:17.2
• Sophomore Kyle LeVangie (Medfield, Mass./Medfield)
  • 21st, 30:34.6

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MEET

• Sept. 21 hosting Equality Invitational, the only equal-distance 8K NCAA event.
• The men race at 10 a.m., followed by the women at 11 a.m.