COURSE: Blue Sky Sports Complex - Middletown, N.Y.
                 Men: 8k; Women: 6k

FINISH: 
    Men: 11th - 315 points - out of 12 teams
    Women: 8th - 214 points - out of 12 teams
    Full results

SHORT STORY: The UAlbany cross country programs were led by Skyler Smith and Owen Stachlik, respectively, at Blue Sky Sports Complex, Saturday afternoon. 

KEY NOTES

• Skyler Smith tabbed the highest finish of any Great Dane, finishing ninth and leading the women's team to an eighth-place finish. 
• Arianna Verardi, Cara Mastan, and Naomi Burinska all improved upon their 2025 performances at the Jasper Fall Invitational. Burinska had the largest improvement, beating her previous time by over 40 seconds. 
• Owen Stachlik led the men's side for the second year in a row in Middletown, placing 65th. 
• The women's scoring gap was 1:55.51, while the men's scoring gap was 2:17.48. 

TEAM RESULTS
Men
1. Army - 15 points
2. Fordham - 92 points
3. Siena - 106 points
4. Rider - 118 points
5. Quinnipiac - 144 points
6. Fairfield - 163 points
7. Seton Hall - 167 points
8. Manhattan - 204 points
9. Sacred Heart - 221 points
10. Marist - 249 points
11. UAlbany - 315 points points
12. Saint Peter's - 383 points

Women
1. Army - 42 points
2. Quinnipiac - 60 points
3. Marist - 113 points
4. Rider - 124 points
5. Temple - 146 points
6. Sacred Heart - 166 points
7. Fairfield - 178 points
8. UAlbany - 214 points
9. Fordham - 218 points
10. Seton Hall - 231 points
11. Manhattan - 278 points
12. Siena - 283 points

ALL UALBANY PERFORMANCES
Men
65. Owen Stachlik - 26:58.5
74. Zavier Durandisse - 27:09.9
75. Cole Cosgrove - 27:10.8
99. Isaac Graber - 27:43.9
119. Vinny Costello - 28:44.5
Jerry Lewis - DNF

Women
9. Skyler Smith - 21:53.0
28. Arianna Verardi - 22:21.3
56. Lucy D'Alessandro - 23:16.2
62. Nicole Samson - 23:30.0
101. Cara Mastan - 24:49.6
121. Milani Modeste - 25:58.7
128. Naomi Burinska - 26:41.0
137. Jurnee Tuttle - 30:44.8

NEXT: The Great Danes are set to compete in the Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh on Friday, October 2.

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