Men's Cross Country | 9/17/2016 9:44:00 PM

Men's Team Results l Men's Individual Results
Women's Team Results l Women's Individual Results
ROCHESTER, NY – The Nazareth cross country teams were in action on Saturday at Genesee Valley Park, taking part in the Yellowjacket Invitational.  The women's squad placed 14^th out of 27 teams, while the men came in 18^th place out of 29 squads.

Cornell was the top finisher on the women's side with 23 points and Mount Union hoisted the trophy on the men's side with a total of 62 points.  Nazareth's women combined for 411 points and the men had 571.

For the men, Nicasio Gristina paved the way over the 8-kilometer course with a  27:52.6, good for 66^th place.  Senior Matt Battaglia chugged in at 28:26.9 for 92^nd place.

Jack Wessel came in 29:58.4 for 122^nd and Thomas Lannon closed out the course in 30:17.9.

Jacob Murray was the fifth finisher, coming in 164^th place (32:54.1).

Freshman Megan Menz was the top finisher for Nazareth, coming in 24:18.3 over the 6-kilometer course.  Emily Thompson was next in 24:35.0 followed by Claire Ludington's 24:54.9.

Eileen Shea ripped off a 25:16.3 and was followed by Jamie DiSalvo in 25:23.5 to round out Nazareth's scoring.

Nazareth returns to action next Saturday for the Harry F. Anderson Invite, hosted by Roberts Wesleyan.