WASHINGTON COUNTY, NY – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's cross country team placed third among 16 teams in the 6K today at the RPI Fairgrounds Showdown, held at the Washington County Fairgrounds this afternoon.
Ava Handel led RPI across the 6K course, finishing eighth overall in 21:40.1.
Erin vonHousen followed in 15th with a time of 21:53.6, while Fran Mavricos placed 19th in 22:05.8.
Charlotte Koutalidis and
Karina Martinez completed the Engineers' scoring five with back-to-back finishes. Koutalidis took 24th in 22:13.4, while Martinez crossed in 22:13.7 to place 25th. RPI's five scorers were separated by just 33.7 seconds.
Alice Einhorn finished 30th in 22:24.1, followed by
Kaitlyn Fleming in 45th at 22:46.9 and
Theresa O'Connor in 63rd at 23:18.4.
Elsie Corbett crossed in 23:53.0, while
Sara Mikula recorded a time of 24:24.6.
Additional RPI finishers included Abigail Rounds (24:40.0),
Chloe Nebel (24:45.8),
Niamh Heraghty (24:52.6),
Callista Strattard (25:09.0), and Ellie Kane (27:47.8).
