ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, NY – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's cross country team placed third among nine teams at the Liberty League Cross Country Championship, hosted by Bard, on Saturday. The Engineers totaled 76 points in the 6K race, finishing behind Vassar and St. Lawrence.
Fran Mavricos led RPI with a ninth-place finish, completing the 6,000-meter course in 23:00.9.
Erin vonHousen followed in 13th at 23:15.3, while
Ava Handel crossed in 23:21.5 to finish 15th overall.
Charlotte Koutalidis added an 18th-place showing in 23:33.4, and
Alice Einhorn completed the Engineers' scoring five by finishing 21st in 23:42.3. RPI's five scorers were separated by just 41.4 seconds and averaged 23:22.7.
Karina Martinez finished 23rd in 23:48.0, followed by
Kaitlyn Fleming in 25th at 24:02.4.
Theresa O'Connor crossed in 24:24.9, while Abigail Rounds finished in 24:49.9 and
Niamh Heraghty recorded a time of 25:04.5.
Additional RPI finishers included
Sara Mikula (25:45.5),
Chloe Nebel (26:08.9),
Callista Strattard (27:32.6), and Ellie Kane (30:32.2).
