RESULTS
HAMILTON, N.Y. -- Seniors Brendan Epstein (19:41), Nick Stenuf (20:07), and Aaron Sirtoli (20:23) placed third, seventh, and 10th respectively to help lead the Golden Flyers' men's team to a second place finish in the 6,000-meter run at the Colgate Invitational. The women's team tied St. Rose for first place in the 6,000-meter run as both teams recorded 18 points in the two-team race. The men tied for third in the 4,200-meter run while the women placed third in their 4,200-meter race.
Syracuse placed first in the men's 6,000-meter race with a team score of 13 points, followed by Nazareth with 32 points. Colgate, St. Rose, and Mohawk Valley placed third, fourth, and fifth respectively with scores of 40, 55, and 70.
Other Nazareth finishers in the men's 6,000 included junior Robby Castor (20th, 21:24), senior Michael Anderson (21st, 21:32), sophomore Bradly Frink (24th, 22:36), and sophomore Chris Freeman (27th, 23:24).
Seniors Ashley Hughes (25:20) and Jessica Brown (25:30) placed second and third in the women's 6,000-meter race while junior Abby Crain (25:57) finished in sixth place. Nazareth used their great depth to capture places eight through 14. Senior Liz Phleghardt (26:46), sophomore Shannon Bradley (26:57), and junior Lauren Glaser (27:18) rounded out the top ten overall finishers. They were followed by sophomores Jennifer Lounsbury (27:32) and Caitlin Parmelee (27:50) as well as junior Megan Goetz (27:51) and senior Jennifer Katz (27:52). Juniors Brooke Redding (31:43) and Alicia Scahill (31:53) also ran well as they finished 16th and 17th.
Freshman Matt Morales (15:36) was Nazareth's top finisher in the men's 4,200 race as he finished ninth overall. Other Golden Flyers competing in the race were freshman Justin McConnell (22nd, 17:20), senior Chris McBride (25th, 18:32), and junior Sean Rahrle (26th, 19:31). Delhi won the race with a team score of 16 points, followed by Colgate with 20 while Nazareth tied St. Rose for third with 50 points a piece.
Freshman Megan O'Connor (18:30) was Nazareth's top finisher in the women's 4,200 race as she finished 14th overall. Freshmen Jessica Goodrich (19:01), Danielle Fiorentino (19:02), and Jacquie Brambley (19:11) also scored for the Golden Flyers as they placed 18th, 19th, and 20th. Other finishers for Nazareth included: freshmen Mallory Greenseich (24th, 19:33), Samantha Hickok (26th, 19:42), Jessica Stanchus (31st, 20:05), Lizzie McAndrew (33rd, 20:33), Sarah Wilcox (34th, 20:34), and Alison D'Angelo (37th, 21:34). Sophomore Jamie Malloy (20:37) finished 35th and junior Stephanie Hayduke (23:58) placed 45th.
The Golden Flyers compete at the Brockport Invitational Saturday, September 15th in their next meet.
