NEW LONDON, Conn. – Wellesley College cross country competed against many of the top division III programs at the 6k Connecticut College Invitational on Sunday. The Blue earned 26th overall as a team, ahead of conference foe WPI.

In the "Blue" race, first-year Nina Letts (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) was Wellesley's top finisher, clocking in at 23:08.7 to collect 142nd. Sophomore Zoë Cort (San Francisco, Calif.) was just behind in 144th with a 23:11.2 time. Classmate Dylan Burmeister (Nobleboro, Maine) grabbed 150th at 23:15.6. 

The rest of the "Blue" race consisted of first-year Theo Wilkinson (Lewisburg, Pa.) (175th - 23:30.1), senior Perry Huang Kemper (Boise, Idaho) (189th - 23:43.9), sophomore Sophia Trabuco (Rochester, Minn.) (201st - 23:54.4) and first-year Paige McGaraghan (Menlo Park, Calif.) (208th - 24:00.9). 

Wellesley also had several runners in the "White" event. First-year Michelle Su (Winchester, Mass.) came in 71st out of 317 runners at 23:59.8. Senior Julia Sun (Chappaqua, N.Y.) claimed 107th with a time of 24:21.3. Junior Helen Yang (Woodland Hills, Calif.) crossed the finish line at 25:05.3 and earned 172nd. Other runners for Wellesley included sophomore Bela Kulmar (Natick, Mass.) (201st - 25:27.3.), junior Addie Maguire (Oakland, Calif.) (221st - 25:51.2) and first-year Sienna Franich (Mission Viejo, Calif.) (271st - 27:05.6).

Next up, the team will race at the annual NEWMAC Championships on Halloween. This year's contest takes place at Smith College in Northampton, Mass.