Matt Battaglia competed for the Golden Flyers Saturday

Men's Cross Country

Nazareth runs at NYSCTC Meet

Men's Results | Women's Results
CLINTON, N.Y. -- Nazareth's men's cross country team was in action Saturday at the NYSCTC Meet at the Hamilton College Golf Course. Senior Matt Fedrizzi was Nazareth's top finisher in 41st place as the Golden Flyers placed 10th in the team standings.

In the women's 6-kilometer race, sophomore Gabrielle LeBihan led the way to a fifth-place finish. LeBihan covered the 6-kilometer course in 23 minutes, 14 seconds to finish in ninth place overall. Nazareth had a team score of 158 in the 12-team field. St. Lawrence won the team title with 34 points, followed by Ithaca (64), Hamilton (77), Rensselaer (79) and Nazareth.

In the men's 8-kilometer race, Nazareth with a team score of 288. St. Lawrence had five of the top nine finishers to take the team title with 25 points.
Fedrizzi was Nazareth's top individual in 41st place (28:21.5). Sophomore Patrick Neureuter finished in 55th place (29:30.8) and was followed by freshman Jacob Murray in 63rd place (30:29.3), senior Jake Lafaver in 64th place (30:33.7); freshman Matt Battaglia in 65th place (30:39.0); senior Zach Lafaver in 69th place and freshman Thomas Lannon in 79th place (32:31.4).

In the women's race, in addition to LeBihan, senior Lauren Jamieson finished in 32nd place (24:32.0), followed by freshman Emily Thompson in 37th place (24:44.7); senior Lauren Heitzhaus in 38th place (24:49.1) and sophomore Blair Meeson in 42nd place (25:02.8). Juniors Michaela Gildemeyer (45th place, 25:10.3) and Kassandra Lathrop (56th place, 26:13.2) also competed.

Both teams travel to Saratoga Saturday to compete in the Empire 8 Conference Meet at Saratoga State Park.
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