Cross Country Fares Well at Harry F. Anderson Invite

Nicasio Gristina was the 36th place finisher.

Men's Cross Country | 9/24/2016 10:08:00 PM

Men's Results l Women's Results

ROCHESTER, NY – Nazareth's men's and women's cross country teams were in action Saturday at the Harry F. Austin Invitational hosted by Roberts Wesleyan College.  The Nazareth women came in sixth (189 points) place out of 21 teams, while the men placed 12th (297 points) out of 22 teams.

Cortland won on the women's side with 67 points and Oswego won the men's with 84 points.

On the men's side, Nicasio Gristina was the top finisher once again in 36th place (27:14.2) over the 8k course.  Senior Matt Battaglia was on his heels with a 27:21.5 for 39th place and Jack Wessel was 63rd in a time of 28:14.4.

The other scorers for Nazareth were Tom Lannon in 77th (28:58.3) and Jacob Murray in 82nd (29:19.4).

Samantha Goble bounded through the 5-kilometer course in 19:29.7 for 21st place.  She was followed by Emily Thompson, who finished in 19:45.6, for 34th place.  Eileen Shea was less than four seconds behind Thompson for 40th place.

Claire Ludington had a solid outing with a 43rd place finish (19:53.1).  Megan Menz was the fifth finisher for Naz with a 20:08.0 for 51st place.

Nazareth returns to action next Saturday at the Mike Woods Invitational at Letchworth State Park.
 
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Players Mentioned

Matt Battaglia

Matt Battaglia

5' 10"
Senior
Thomas Lannon

Thomas Lannon

5' 10"
Senior
Jacob Murray

Jacob Murray

6' 2"
Senior
Jack Wessel

Jack Wessel

5' 10"
Sophomore
Nicasio Gristina

Nicasio Gristina

5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Matt Battaglia

Matt Battaglia

5' 10"
Senior
Thomas Lannon

Thomas Lannon

5' 10"
Senior
Jacob Murray

Jacob Murray

6' 2"
Senior
Jack Wessel

Jack Wessel

5' 10"
Sophomore
Nicasio Gristina

Nicasio Gristina

5' 9"
Freshman