MIDDLETOWN, NY – The Siena Men's Cross Country Team placed third with 106 points in the 8K, while the women finished 12th with 283 points in the 6K in what was the Saints' first time running in the new Blue Sky Sports Complex hosted by Manhattan University for the Jasper Invitational on Saturday.
Three Saints on the men's team finished inside the Top-25 including graduate student
Tyler Greene (placed seventh overall with a time of 25:14.0), sophomore
Austin Ferrin (placed 13
th with a time of 25:42.7) and junior
Colin Brunelle (finished 25
th with a time of 25:59.6).
Sophomore
Summer Reinoehl was Siena's top women's 6K finisher, placing 42nd overall in 22:49.5.
Other top Saints' male runners included a trio of sophomores in
Max Decker (26:14.0),
Behn Thomas (26:27.6) and
Noah Johnson (26:32.5).
Junior
Evan Wattie clocked in at 26:47.4 while freshmen
Nicholas Downing finished in 27:02.0 and was closely trailed by
Nicholas Catina (27:03.0).
Sophomore
Ean Piaschyk closed out in 27:25.1 while senior
Marcus Homas clocked at 27:45.4.
A good indicator for the Siena Men was that they beat out seven other Metro counterparts in the team standings in this event including Rider, Quinnipiac, Fairfield, Manhattan, Sacred Heart, Marist and Saint Peter's.
Team Scores
Men
Army West Point 15, Fordham 92,
Siena 106, Rider 118, Quinnipiac 144, Fairfield 163, Seton Hall 167, Manhattan 204, Sacred Heart 221, Marist 249, UAlbany 315, Saint Peter's 383
Team Scores
Women
Army West Point 42, Quinnipiac 60, Marist 113, Rider 124, Temple 146, Sacred Heart 166, Fairfield 178, UAlbany 214, Fordham 218, Seton Hall 231, Manhattan 278,
Siena 283
Siena Women Finishers
42.
Summer Reinoehl – 22:49.5
63.
Faith Skowvron – 23:31.2
68.
Gabrielle Bedard – 23:37.2
71. Kathleen Cronin – 23:39.8
93.
Marissa Navarra – 24:32.6
100.
Caitlyn Murphy – 24:48.3
102.
Chloe Poulos – 24:61.9
108.
Olivia Armenia – 25:06.7
117.
Katie Hayes – 25:47.8
122.
Avery Harrington – 26:04.4
125.
Shannon Carter – 26:16.4
133.
Elizabeth Coyne – 27:41.2
Next Up
Siena will compete in the RPI Fairgrounds Showdown in Greenwich, NY at the Washington County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Meet is set to begin at 11 a.m.
