Men's results | Women's results
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Sophomore Kelsey Ryan was Nazareth's top individual finisher Sunday at the Empire 8 Conference cross country championships at Saratoga State Park. Ryan finished in 12th place on the 5-kilometer course to lead the Golden Flyers to a third-place finish in the team standings with 91 points.

Ithaca, with five of the top six finishers, was a runaway winner as conference champion with 16 points. RIT was second with 68, then Nazareth and Utica each with 91. Stevens (139), Alfred (159) and Hartwick (178) also competed.

Ryan was timed in 19:01 and was recognized as a second-team all-conference selection. She was followed to the finish line by freshman Katie Piechowiak in 18th place (19:25); junior Michelle Gillette in 21st place (19:36); freshman Bethany Althaus in 25th place (19:43); and sophomore Lauren Jamieson in 33rd place (20:10). Juniors Samantha Hickok in 36th place (20:35) and Katie Mutter in 43rd place (21:11) rounded out Nazareth's top seven.

In the men's race, Nazareth finished fifth in the team standings with 131 points. Ithaca, with five of the top nine finishers, placed first with 21 points. RIT was second with 44, followed by Utica (85), Stevens (119) and Nazareth (131). Hartwick (167) and Alfred (196) also ran.

Senior Matt Morales paced the Golden Flyers with a seventh-place finish on the 8-kilometer layout with a time of 26:24 and made first-team all-conference. Junior Peter Fekete was next in 19th place (27:11) and junior Tim Rutan in 39th place (28:23). Also competing were freshmen Jake Lafaver and Zach Lafaver in 53rd and 56th place respectively. Jake was timed in 29:31, Zach in 29:57.

Freshman Rob DeWald finished 58th and freshman Marcus Mersereau was 71st.

Empire 8 2010 Women's Cross Country All-Conference Awards
Runner of the Meet: Heidi Baumbach, Ithaca
Rookie of the Meet: Katie Day, Utica

First Team
Heidi Baumbach Jr. Ithaca
Alissa Kersey Sr. Ithaca
Jenn Randall So. Ithaca
Catherine Ortiz Sr. Ithaca
Katie Day Fr. Utica
Jodi Robinson Fr Ithaca
Megan Schenk So. Ithaca

Second Team
Rachel Zoyhofski So. RIT
Nicole Varble Sr. RIT
Ebonie Howard So. Ithaca
Elisabeth Phillips-Jones Jr. Alfred
Kelsey Ryan So. Nazareth
Danielle Sisti Sr. Ithaca
Elizabeth Schloss Sr. Ithaca

Sportswoman of the Year
Elisabeth Phillips-Jones Jr. Alfred
Kim Negrich Sr. Hartwick
Caitlin Campbell Sr. Ithaca
Evelyn DeSantis Jr. Nazareth
Abby Aker Sr. RIT
Carolyn Brady Jr. Stevens
Kristyn Galbraith Sr. Utica