GOLDEN FLYERS FINISH SECOND IN OWN INVITATIONAL
• MEN'S 6K RESULTS | • WOMEN'S 4K RESULTS

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Oct. 7, 2006) -- Nazareth's men’s and women’s cross country teams hosted their annual short-course invitational on Saturday. Both teams ran well on the muddy course placing second in both the men’s 6-kilometer race and the women’s 4-kilometer race.

Nazareth men’s team was led by juniors Nick Stenuf (20:59), Aaron Sirtoli (21:06), and Brendan Epstein (21:06) who placed first, second, and third respectively. Junior Mike Anderson (22:33) and freshman Aaron Heltsley (23:35) finished in 13th and 26th places to give the Golden Flyers a total of 45 points. Senior Craig Connelly finished strong to place 27th with time of 23:37. Oswego State edged the Golden Flyers by three points for men's team title as five of the Lakers’ finishers placed in the top 12. Fredonia State finished in third place, followed by Utica, University of Rochester B, Daemen, Keuka, Medaille, and Hilbert.

Nazareth women’s team was led by juniors Jess Brown (16:08) and Ashley Hughes (16:12) who finished in fourth and fifth place. Sophomore Abby Crain (16:30), freshmen Shannon Bradley (17:03) and Hannah Quick (17:03) completed the Golden Flyers’ scoring with seventh, 10th, and 11th place finishes to give them 37 points. Freshman Jennifer Lounsbury finished just three seconds behind Quick to give Nazareth a strong sixth runner. Fredonia State had an amazing race as they placed their five top runners first, second, third, sixth, and eighth to give them a score of 20 points. The University of Rochester’s B team finished in third, followed by Daemen, Keuka, Oswego, Utica, St. John Fisher, and Hilbert.

Both of Nazareth’s teams will compete next Saturday at the University of Rochester Invitational in Genesee Valley Park.