GOLDEN FLYERS RUN WELL AT UR INVITATIONAL
• MEN'S 8K RESULTS | • WOMEN'S 6K RESULTS

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Oct. 14, 2006) -- Nazareth’s men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Yellowjacket Invitational in Genesee Valley Park on Saturday. The women’s team placed fifth out 10 teams and the men’s team finished sixth out of nine.

The women’s team was led by junior Jessica Brown (pictured) as she finished the 6-kilometer race in 19th place with a time of 24:09, which was the fastest time ever for a Nazareth runner on this course and a school record.

Sophomore Abby Crain completed the course in 41st place (25:11), followed by freshmen Shannon Bradley (25:46) and Jenny Lounsbury (25:57) who finished 51st and 55th respectively.

Sophomore Lauren Glaser (26:01) finished fifth for the Golden Flyers in 58th place, followed by juniors Liz Pfleghardt (26:12) and Jennifer Katz (27:02) who placed 62nd and 70th overall.

Cornell’s “B” team won the race with a total 28 points followed by, Western Ontario, Allegheny, Geneseo “B”, Nazareth, U of R, Brockport, Finger Lakes, Alfred State, and Keuka College.

The men’s team was led by junior Brendan Epstein as he finished the 8-kilometer race in 15th place with a time of 26:48, which was the fastest time ever for a Nazareth runner at the U of R course.

Juniors Aaron Sirtoli (26:54) and Michael Anderson (28:47) ran strong as they finished in 20th and 55th place. Seniors Larry DiCesare (29:40) and Craig Connelly (30:02) placed fourth and fifth for the Golden Flyers and in 68th and 70th place overall.

University of Western Ontario won the tie-breaker with Allegheny to win the men’s meet. Brockport finished third, followed by U of R, Geneseo “B”, Nazareth, Alfred State, Finger Lakes and Keuka College.

Both of Nazareth’s cross-country teams will compete next week at the RPI Invitational/Empire 8 Championships at Saratoga next Saturday.