Ithaca, Fisher and Utica Compete at RPI Invite
The Ithaca College women's cross country team finished as the runner-up at the RPI Invitational Friday on the fast and hilly Saratoga Cross Country Course located at the Saratoga Performing Art Center (SPAC). St. John Fisher College placed eight and Utica finished 11th out of 13 teams.
Utica sophomore Ashton Villeneuve was the top Empire 8 finisher as she clocked a 17:57.4 over the 5K course. Ithaca junior Alexa Rick finished tenth (18:16.6) and freshman Anna Phillips led the Cardinals with a 19th place finish (18:38.5).
The 5K course is mostly a combination of grass, dirt roads and trails. In the first half mile, there is an approximate 200m stretch of pavement which runners are allowed to run on. There is also a grass shoulder to run on. After that point, the only pavement on the course occurs when crossing service roads. The course is considered to have rolling hills; there are four major uphill stretches (about 300m) on the course.
Full Results
2. 95 Ithaca (18:35.8 92:58.9 0:32.4)
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1 10 Alexa Rick JR 18:16.6
2 14 Meghan Cass JR 18:26.3
3 21 Jennifer Randall SR 18:39.8
4 24 Jaime Lisack SO 18:47.2
5 26 Michaela Cioffredi SO 18:49.0
6 ( 30) Emily Smith JR 18:52.7
7 ( 35) Hannah Wright JR 19:03.8
8. 212 St. John Fisher (19:20.3 96:41.5 1:13.6)
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1 19 Anna Phillips FR 18:38.5
2 31 Abby Weaver FR 18:54.3
3 49 Samantha VanGee FR 19:30.6
4 55 Nicole Graziadei JR 19:46.0
5 58 Sarah Coon SO 19:52.1
6 ( 64) Sydney Saccone FR 20:16.0
7 ( 74) Renee Deruchia SO 20:43.4
11. 301 Utica (20:20.5 101:42.4 3:28.3)
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1 6 Ashton Villeneuve SO 17:57.4
2 63 Sam Bennett SO 20:16.0
3 75 Savannah Bernardin JR 21:00.8
4 77 Julie Bowler JR 21:02.5
5 80 Sarah DePalma SO 21:25.7
6 ( 83) Alexis Holmer SO 21:46.3
7 ( 84) Rianne Erlwein JR 21:52.3