Meet: Siena XC Invitational
Location: The Crossings of Colonie in Colonie, N.Y.
Distance: Men – 8K; Women – 5K
Team Scoring: Men – 4th (70 points); Women – 3rd (67 points)
Short Story: Hannah Reinhardt's individual victory leads the women to a third place finish while the men finish fourth behind Charlie Ragone's runner-up effort in the 2019 season opener at Siena's XC Invitational.
How it happened
- Charlie Ragone placed second overall in 26:04.1
- Christopher Perillo placed just outside the top-10, finishing 11th in 26:49.3
- The men's scoring gap was one minute and 35 seconds
- Siena won the team title with 34 points, headlined by individual champion Evans Kibet
- Hannah Reinhardt won the women's race in 18:03.8, her fifth individual victory in seven races dating back to last season
- Kelly Iocca also placed in the top-10, finishing ninth in 19:12.7
- The women's scoring gap was two minutes and 42 seconds
- Marist won the women's team title, scoring 23 points and placing all five scorers in the top seven
Up next: UAlbany visits Boston for the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown on September 20.
