Women 10th, Men 11th at Houghton Invitational

Competing versus mostly four-year competition, the Alfred State College women’s cross country team finished 10^th while the men finished 11^th.

Tara Murphy (Rochester/Wilson) was the top ASC finisher in 38^th place.  She ran the 5k course in 20:02.77.  Diana Burley (Warsaw) was 45^th (20:19.85) and Tess Fahey (Marathon Central) was 128^th (24:08.08.  The Lady Pioneers scored a 280 in the competition.  Indiana Wesleyan was the overall champion with a 41.

Tyler Pettit (Mexico) led the men’s team with a 48^th place finish.  He ran the 8k course in 27:44.24.  Brian Gooshaw (Elmira Heights/Thomas Edison) was 65^th (28:28.24), Jordan Friedman (Clarkstown South) was 71^st (28:48.07), and Tom Lattanzi (Kings Park) was 104^th (30:22.87).  ASC scored 316 points on the day.  SUNY Brockport won the men’s competition with a score of 75 one point ahead of Indiana Wesleyan.

The Pioneers return to action in two weeks when they travel to Westfield, MA, the host of the NJCAA Division III Championships, for the James Earley Invitational