Women's Cross Country | 10/30/2021 7:49:59 PM
GREENWICH, NY – St. John Fisher College won its second consecutive league title, as the Cardinals emerged victorious at the 2021 Empire 8 Women’s Cross Country Championship from the Washington County Fairgrounds on Saturday, October 30. St. John Fisher junior Riley Corey also won her second straight individual title, finishing 45 seconds ahead of the field over the 6,000-meter course in a time of 22:04.4.
The Cardinals had three of the top five and four of the top eight finishers to easily win the team title with a score of 30 points, Nazareth College finished second with 61 points and Houghton College placed third with 75 points. Host Russell Sage College placed fourth with 105 points.
Corey went right out to the lead and steadily widened her edge with each 1,000 meters. Houghton junior Amanda Burrichter was second in a time of 22:49.2, 12 seconds ahead of third place finisher Lauren DeMichele of St. John Fisher. Utica freshman Jade Dening placed fourth in a time of 23:08.6, just six tenths of a second ahead of St. John Fisher senior Morgan Gould.
Houghton sophomore Rachel Domracki and Nazareth junior Megan Morin rounded out the top-seven.
The All-Conference selections will be announced next week, Runners who finished first through seventh will be All-E8 first team selections, while runners who finished 8-14 are second team selections and the 15th-21st place finishers will be third team selections.
Runners will be action on November 13 at the NCAA Atlantic Region Championships at the Geneseo Warplane Museum in Geneseo, NY.
TEAM RESULTS
St. John Fisher – 30
Nazareth – 61
Houghton – 75
Russell Sage – 105
Utica – 156
Alfred – 156
Keuka – 183
Hartwick – 196
Empire 8 Runner of the Meet: Riley Corey, Jr., St. John Fisher
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