COLONIE, N.Y. - Senior Morgan Lee ran an 18:33.8 to finish ninth overall and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's cross country team had an eighth place finish in the 13-school, 5k Siena College Cross Country Invitational at the Crossings of Colonie. 

Lee was the first Division III runner to cross the finish line as she ran at a 5:59 pace with a finishing time of 18:33.8. She was five seconds behind Andrea Scaglione of Manhattan College (18:29.9) and under a second in front of Noreen Guilfoyle of the University of Albany (18:34.3). The host Saints had the top two runners in Olivia Lomascolo (17:57.4) and Delia McDade Clay (18:04.5). 

RPI senior Nia Goddard had a time of 19:04.0 to place 23rd overall and Olivia Pisacano, a junior, ran a 19:45.2 to finish 50th in the 165-competitor field. Leah Goodloe was next (19:45.7) and Jillian Lees was 54th overall (19:48.2).

  8.   187  RPI                       (19:23.4  96:56.9 1:14.4)
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  1      9  Morgan Lee             SO 18:33.8
  2     23  Nia Goddard            JR 19:04.0
  3     50  Olivia Pisacano        SO 19:45.2
  4     51  Leah Goodloe           SO 19:45.7
  5     54  Jillian Lees           JR 19:48.2
  6   ( 62) Eileen Beres           JR 20:20.3
  7   ( 70) Tessa Bossom           FR 20:49.8

The Engineers return to action on September 20 when they compete at the Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh University.