MONTGOMERY, NY – Siena Men's & Women's Cross Country continued their fall seasons at the site of next month's MAAC Championship on Saturday. The Saints raced several other conference programs at the Jasper Fall XC Invite at Twin Ponds at The Farm in Montgomery, New York.

The Siena men took third out of 20 competing programs, while the women finished fourth out of 19 teams.

Continuing a solid start to her collegiate career, freshman Kyra Pellegrino took seventh place with a 6k time of 21:19.9 – good for the fourth-fastest 6k time in program history. Program newcomer Madeline Hesler took 14^th place for the Saints with a time of 21:46.9. Junior Julia Caputo (22:09.2), junior Claire Gardner (22:33.1), and senior Katharine Hesler (22:50.1) rounded out the team's top-five finishers in 21^st, 28^th, and 39^th, respectively.

Junior Jackson Cayward led the men's squad with a third-place finish that included a personal best 8k time of 24:46.3. Senior Christopher Deforest (25:31.2, 12^th) and senior Ben Guerin (25:37.7, 18^th) each also placed in the top-20. Fifth year Matthew Laframboise (25:39.8) and senior Killian McNamee (25:45.3) rounded out the team's top-five finishers in 21^st and 23^rd, respectively.

The team's next fall action will come on Saturday, September 30 at the prestigious Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.