Meet: Siena XC Invitational
 
Location: Loudonville, N.Y.
 
Course: The Crossings of Colonie
 
Results
 
Distance: Men – 8K | Women – 5K
 
Team Scoring: Men – 8th, 242 points | Women – 4th, 108 points
 
Short Story: Tess Fitzmaurice and Noreen Guilfoyle earn top-10 finishes to highlight UAlbany cross country's season opener at Siena.
 
How it Happened

• Brandon Garcia was the top finisher for the men, placing 41st overall in 26:24.8, leading four Great Danes finishing within 16 seconds and seven places of each other.
• RPI took the team title, placing three in the top nine and four in the top 11, and scoring 44 points.  Williams' Elias Lindgren took the individual title in 24:51.1.
• The men's scoring gap was 1:49.3
• Tess Fitzmaurice was UAlbany's top finisher for the seventh-straight race to start her career, placing fourth overall in 18:15.0.  Noreen Guilfoyle placed 10th in 18:34.3.
• Quinnipiac won the women's team title, placing three in the top seven and scoring 49 points.  Siena's Olivia Lomascolo won the individual race in 17:57.4.
• The women's scoring gap was 1:25.7.

Next: UAlbany will compete at Lehigh's prestigious Paul Short Run on September 30.