Syracuse, N.Y. – Freshman Brittany Mack (Poestenkill, N.Y./Averill Park) placed third and sophomore Sean Beney (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) placed sixth overall to lead the Le Moyne College women's and men's cross country teams as they opened the 2015 season on campus by hosting the Le Moyne College Alumni Short Course Invitational.
 
In the men's race, SUNY Delhi captured first place in the team competition with 41 points after having three of the top four finishers on the day. SUNY ESF placed second with 48 points, while Le Moyne was third with 68 points. SUNY Delhi's Jack Hillenbrand crossed the finish line first in a time of 20:52.64.

Beney, who placed fifth in the race last year, navigated the 6.2-kilometer course in 22:09.03 to cross the line sixth. Sophomore Brody Witaszek (Ghent, N.Y./Chatham) finished in 11th place with a time of 22:52.29, while freshman Griffin Klein (Fair Haven, N.Y./Red Creek) turned in a time of 23:15.20 to place 15th. Senior Derek Clar (Scottsville, N.Y./McQuaid Jesuit) placed 18th in 23:31.55, while classmate Dominik Maida (Hallstead, Pa./Seton Catholic (N.Y.)) registered a time of 23:48.68 to place 23rd in his first race as a Dolphin. Freshmen Hamza Elhabbal (Fayetteville, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) and Ryan Homeyer (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) rounded out Le Moyne's top seven finishers with times of 25:09.52 and 25:24.84, respectively.
 
On the women's side, Daemen won the team title with 28 points after having four of the top eight finishers. The Dolphins registered 42 points to place second, while SUNY ESF placed third with 56 points. Daemen's Hannah Rice was the first to cross the finish line in a time of 16:39.87.

In her collegiate debut, Mack covered the 4.2-kilometer course in 16:59.69 to place third. Sophomore Jeanette Cudney (Cazenovia, N.Y./Cazenovia) opened her second season y crossing the line seventh in 17:14.86. Sophomore Katherine Markstein (Binghamton, N.Y./Susquehanna Valley) was five spots behind her classmate with a time of 18:37.47, while junior Elena Doctor (Buffalo, N.Y./West Seneca East) placed 13th in 18:42.79. Freshman McKenzie Tripp (Manlius, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) finished 14th in her first race with a time of 18:47.00, while sophomores Savannah Stevens (Clay, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) and Shania Hayward (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Saratoga Springs) recorded times of 18:49.67, 21 and 19:29.52, respectively, to round out Le Moyne's top seven finishers.
 
The Dolphins are back in action next Saturday at the Saratoga Invitational hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Saratoga State Park in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
 
Women Team Results
1. Daemen – 28, 2. Le Moyne – 42, 3. SUNY ESF – 56, 4. Wells – 120.
 
Le Moyne Women Individual Results
3. Brittany Mack 16:59.69, 7. Jeanette Cudney 17:14.86, 12. Katherine Markstein 18:37.47, 13. Elena Doctor 18:42.79, 14. McKenzie Tripp 18:47.00, 15. Savannah Stevens 18:49.67, 21. Shania Hayward 19:29.52.
 
Men Team Results
1. SUNY Delhi – 41, 2. SUNY ESF – 48, 3. Le Moyne – 68, 4. Daemen – 72, 5. Wells – 176,  
6. Bryant & Stratton – 182, 7. Onondaga C.C. – 192, 8. Jefferson C.C. – 197, 9. Penn State-Worthington Scranton – 213.
 
Le Moyne Men Individual Results:
6. Sean Beney 22:09.03, 11. Brody Witaszek 22:52.29, 15. Griffin Klein 23:15.20, 18. Derek Clar 23:31.55, 23. Dominik Maida 23:48.68, 38. Hamza Elhabbal 25:09.52, 42. Ryan Homeyer 25:24.84.