Springfield, Mass. - The steady improvement of the Clark men's and women's cross country programs continued on Saturday with a pair of top five finishes at the Western New England College Invitational.

Paced by a pair of top ten individual performances, the men's squad finished fifth. On the women's side, the Cougars were led by a pair of top 15 finishes to collect a fourth place team finish.

Freshman Zoe Greenberg (Arlington, Mass.) continued her standout initial campaign with a tenth place finish with a time of 21:00.1 over the 5k course. She was followed by junior Heather Goodale (Middletown, Conn.) in the 13th spot at 21:05.1. Freshman Erika Roth (Saco, Maine) was Clark's third runner to cross the line, turning in a time of 21:45.0.

The men, meanwhile, had graduate student Caleb Evanter (Marblehead, Mass.) and sophomore Joe Kennelly (New Windsor, Conn.) finish right behind one another in ninth and tenth place respectively. Evanter finished the 8k course in 28:10.0 and Kennelly was six seconds behind him at 28:16.0.

Junior Martin Leggett (Easton, Pa.) was the third Clark runner to complete the course, recording a 27th place finish with a time of 29:53.1.

Both Cougar squads return to action on Saturday, October 31 at the NEWMAC Championships, hosted by Wellesley College.