ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany cross country team opens 2021 at Crosstown Rival Siena's invitational following an abbreviated spring 2020 season.
 
Meet Info
Siena XC Invitational
The Crossings of Colonie
Men: 8K, 9:45 am
Women: 5K, 10:30 am
Results available from finishright.com
 
Men's Entries
Athanailos, Beltran, Chambers, Diaz, Garcia, Greenwood, Menis, Mercado, Rogalski, Romano, Venson
 
Women's Entries
Butterfield, Chambers, Coddington, Fitzmaurice, Grady, Guilfoyle, Hanson, Hayes, Hrelja, Iocca, Planavsky, Rutt, Zitomer
 
Last Time Out
We last saw the UAlbany cross country team in action at the spring 2021 America East XC Championships hosted by NJIT.  The women finished sixth overall and the men finished eighth.  Kelly Iocca placed ninth individually, earning All-Conference Second Team honors for the women, while the men's top finisher was Brandon Garcia in 34th.
 
Last Time at the Siena XC Invitational
Hannah Reinhardt won the women's 5K in 2019, the last time UAlbany competed at the Siena XC Invitational, crossing the finish line in 18:03.8, for her fifth victory in her previous seven races.  Behind Reinhardt, Kelly Iocca placed ninth overall in 19:12.7.  Charlie Ragone led the men's team in second place in the 8K race in 26:04.1, while Christopher Perillo placed 11th in 26:49.3.
 
Next: UAlbany visits New Hampshire for a preview of the championship at the America East Pre-Conference meet on September 18.