LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL – Siena Cross Country further proved that it is planning to stay near the top of the MAAC Cross Country ranks for years to come Saturday, logging a pair of top-3 team finishes at the 2021 MAAC Men's & Women's Cross Country Championships. The women's team finished as the conference runners-up, while the men placed third in the 41^st edition of the race, held at Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
 
The women's squad took home its second straight second place finish, landing in the top-3 for the fourth straight year, while the men logged their fourth top-3 place in five seasons. Iona took home the team title on both the men's and women's side, winning for the 31^st and sixth straight seasons, respectively.
 
The Saints were steadied up front by a pair of record-breaking performances from its two top runners. Senior Olivia Lomascolo (21:07.5) earned All-MAAC honors for the third straight year with the highest Siena finish in the history of either program, taking third individually in the women's 6k. Junior Brandon Olden (24:44.0) placed fourth in the men's 8k to earn All-MAAC honors for the second year in a row and record the highest men's MAAC finish ever.
 
The pair was joined by a slew of other award winners, with graduate student Regina Rosati (21:48.4) and junior Sophia Vinciguerra (21:56.3) each taking home All-MAAC honors with 12^th and 13^th place finishes, respectively in the women's race. Junior Keira Cohen (17^th, 22:10.3), freshman Kayla Schmidt (18^th, 22:11.3) and freshman Luke Tkaczyk (62^nd, 26:49.1) all earned spots on the MAAC All-Rookie squad as part of the top-5 finishers in each race holding freshman eligibility.
 
The women's team's strong performance continued into the middle of the pack, with junior Elaine Atanasova (22:10.1) taking 16^th, Spring 2021 All-MAAC finisher junior Delia McDade Clay (22:27.4) placing 23^rd, sophomore Katharine Hesler (23:02.1) taking 34^th, and freshman Keira Flaherty (23:04.9) taking 37^th.
 
Among the top men's finishers were graduate student Aidan Canavan (25:37.8) and junior Tommy Anderson (25:39.6), who placed 19^th and 20^th, respectively. Sophomore Ben Guerin (25:51.6) placed 27^th, while sophomore Killian McNamee (25:56.2) took 31^st, senior Owen Walker (26:04.5) placed 37^th, and graduate student Stosh Davis (26:16.8) finished 44^th.
 
Siena will look to continue postseason success in the coming weeks, with the 2021 NCAA Northeast Regional Championships on tap. The meet will be held in Boston's Franklin Park, with Siena sending its top-7 runners from each squad to compete.