Heidi Baumbach Paces Ithaca to Eighth Straight Empire 8 Women's Cross Country Crown
Complete Results
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. -- The Ithaca women's cross country team ran to its eighth straight Empire 8 crown on Sunday afternoon at Saratoga Spa State Park. The Bombers tallied just 16 points and remain the only school to win the title since the conference began sponsoring the sport in 2003. Junior Heidi Baumbach (Lake Placid/Lake Placid) earned Empire 8 Runner of the Meet as she was first to finish the five-kilometer course in 18 minutes, 13 seconds.
Ithaca took the top four places and had seven finishers in the top 10 spots to outscore second-place RIT by 52 points.