Saratoga Springs, N.Y. - Freshman Brittney Mack (Poestenkill, N.Y./Averill Park) finished in 30th place to lead the Le Moyne College women's cross country team at the Saratoga Invitational hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Saratoga State Park on Saturday. Sophomore Sean Beney (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) led the men's team by placing 56th.

In the women's race, St. Lawrence won the team competition with 54 points after having five of the top 21 finishers. RPI came in second with 61 points, while Stevens Institute was third with 83. Ithaca placed fourth with 148 and Siena was next with 160 points. The Dolphins totaled 397 points to place 16th. Megan Kellogg from St. Lawrence won the 277-competitor race in 17:28.6.

Mack navigated the five-kilometer course in 18:57.5 to place 30th, including sixth among the 92 freshmen in the event. Sophomore Jeanette Cudney (Cazenovia, N.Y./Cazenovia) came in 58th with a time of 19:19.5, while classmate Katherine Markstein (Binghamton, N.Y./Susquehanna Valley) was 118th in 20:18.7. Junior Elena Doctor (Buffalo, N.Y./West Seneca East) turned in a time of 20:27.3 to place 132nd, while sophomore Savannah Stevens (Clay, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) registered a time of 21:00.0 to place 162nd to round out Le Moyne's top-five scorers.

St. Lawrence also won the men's race, accumulating just 33 points after having five of the first 13 finishers. NYU had five of the first 14 finishers to place second with 47 points. RPI came in third with 99 points, while Vassar was fourth with 173 and Stevens Institute was one spot back with 176 points. RPI's Benjamin Fazio crossed the finish line first in the 302-member race in 18:51.5.

Beney covered the six-kilometer course in 20:12.0 to finish in 56th place, including 10th among the 73 sophomores. Classmate Brody Witaszek (Ghent, N.Y./Chatham) registered a time of 20:58.1 to place 121st, while freshman Griffin Klein (Fair Haven, N.Y./Red Creek) finished in 172nd place in 21:21.7. Seniors Dominik Maida (Hallstead, Pa./Seton Catholic (N.Y.)) and Derek Clar (Scottsville, N.Y./McQuaid Jesuit) were Le Moyne's fourth and fifth finishers with times of 22:06.0 and 22:39.6, respectively.

Le Moyne returns to action on Saturday at the Aldrich Invitational hosted by Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vt.


Women Team Results
1. St. Lawrence 54, 2. RPI 61, 3. Stevens Institute 83, 4. Ithaca 148, 5. Siena 160, 6. Vassar 160, 7. NYU 205, 8. Plattsburgh 253, 9. St. John Fisher 275, 10. Hamilton 317, 11. Nazareth 325, 12. Clarkson 353, 13. Utica 353, 14. New Paltz 369, 15. Westfield State 376, 16. Le Moyne 397, 17. Albany College of Pharmacy 480, 18. St. Joseph's (N.Y.) 487, 19. Saint Rose 514, 20. Union 612, 21. CCNY 707.

Le Moyne Women Individual Results
30. Brittany Mack 18:57.5, 58. Jeanette Cudney 19:19.5, 118. Katherine Markstein 20:18.7, 132. Elena Doctor 20:27.3, 162. Savannah Stevens 21:00.0, 181. Shania Hayward 21:16.6, 190. McKenzie Tripp 21:29.5.

Men Team Results
1. St. Lawrence 33, 2. NYU 47, 3. RPI 99, 4. Vassar 173, 5. Stevens Institute 176, 6. Ithaca 181, 7. Hamilton 187, 8. New Paltz 240, 9. Plattsburgh 260, 10. Westfield State 295, 11. Siena 297, 12. Utica 323, 13. Union 347, 14. Saint Rose 353, 15. Clarkson 434, 16. Le Moyne 477, 17. Nazareth 506, 18. St. Joseph's (N.Y.) 546, 19. Albany College of Pharmacy 564, 20. CCNY 645, 21. Hudson Valley C.C. 694.

Le Moyne Men Individual Results:
56. Sean Beney 20:12.0, 121. Brody Witaszek 20:58.1, 172. Griffin Klein 21:21.7, 216. Dominik Maida 22:06.0, 232. Derek Clar 22:39.6, 246. Hamza Elhabbal 22:55.8, 260. Robert Jeffrey 23:27.9.