Cross Country Opens Season At SUNY-Poly Invitational

Chris Kendrick (@CKendrick86)

MARCY, N.Y. – The Elms College men's and women's cross country teams kicked off the 2017 campaign at the 11^th annual SUNY-Poly Short Course Invitational Saturday afternoon. The Blazers women's squad finished sixth overall, while the men's team placed 13^th.

On the women's side, senior Sarah Tatgenhorst (Winterport, Maine) finished 12^th overall with a time team-low time of 18:00. Sophomore Ariah Willemain (Belchertown, Mass.) placed 58^th with a time of 20.43, while freshmen Keara Moulton (21.05; ) and Julia Trezza (21.05; ) finished a tenth of a second apart in 64^th and 65^th, respectively. Sophomore Emma Morton (Southwick, Mass.) came in at 69^th with a time of 21:21, followed by freshman Tyana Medina (22:00; Springfield, Mass.) in 77^th, sophomore Emily Guillerault (22:11; East Granby, Mass.) in 80^th, senior Sarah Kaczenski (22:57, Northfield, Mass.) in 84^th, and junior Alyssa Barnes (29:00; Pittsfield, Mass.) at 101^st.

For the men's squad, sophomore Rich Hernandez (Branford, Conn.) ran a team-low 24:48 for 96^th. Freshman Donald Cianciolo (Waterbury, Conn.) placed 112^th with a time of 25:47, while classmate Robert Culhane (Hampden, Mass.) placed 120^th with a time of 27:05. Freshman Kevin Corcoran (Waterbury, Conn.) clocked in at 28:40 to finish 126^th, and freshman Brendan Curley (Chicopee, Mass.) rounded out the Blazers runners in 131^st with a time of 30:05.

The Blazers will return to action at the Mitchell College Invitational on Saturday, September 16^th.

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