Nazareth competes at Saratoga Invitational

Women place 11th; men finish 17th

Gabrielle LeBihan was Nazareth's top finisher in the women's meet at Saratoga

Women's Cross Country | 9/12/2015 5:48:00 PM

Women's results l Men's results
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Nazareth's women's and men's cross country teams competed at RPI's Saratoga Invitational on Saturday. Senior Gabrielle LeBihan (19:00.1) and junior Emily Thompson (19:08.1) were the top Golden Flyers in the women's 5-K meet, finishing 33rd and 38th, respectively. In the men's 6-K race, senior Patrick Neureuter placed 95th overall with a time of 20:37.9 to lead Nazareth.

St. Lawrence took first in the women's meet with a score of 54 points, followed by RPI with 61 points, and Stevens with 83 points. The Golden Flyers finished 11th with 325 team points

Following LeBihan and Thompson, junior Jamie DiSalvo and Kimmy Lovett placed 89th and 91st, respectively. DiSalvo crossed the finish line with a time of 19:54.7 while Lovett was less than a second after her with a time of 19:55.4. Senior Robin Wagner was the fifth Nazareth runner to finish; she placed 117th overall with a time of 20:18.3.

Freshman Sage Miller completed the course with a time of 20:27.6 to place 133rd, and senior Blair Meeson was seventh for the Golden Flyers and 151st overall with a time of 20:49.6.

Similar to the women's meet, St. Lawrence claimed first in the men's meet. The Saints tallied just 33 team points with four runners finishing in the top ten. NYU was second with 47 points while RPI was third with 99 points. Nazareth finished 17th as a team with 506 points.

Sophomore Kevin Witt was the second Golden Flyer for the men. He finished with a time of 21:02.9 to place 130th overall. Junior Matt Battaglia and freshman Jack Wessel were separated by eight seconds less than a minute later. Battaglia was 188th with a time of 21:42.7, and Wessel was 198th overall with a time of 21:50.7. Nazareth's fifth runner, Jacob Murray, was 234th with a time of 22:44.

Junior Thomas Lannon and freshman Jaxon Smith also finished in the Golden Flyers' top seven. Lannon was 261st with a time of 23.28.9, and Smith was 276th with a time of 24:25.9.

The Golden Flyers race again on September 26th when Nazareth's teams travel to Roberts Wesleyan for the Harry Anderson Invitational.
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Players Mentioned

Matt Battaglia

Matt Battaglia

5' 10"
Junior
Thomas Lannon

Thomas Lannon

5' 10"
Junior
Jacob Murray

Jacob Murray

6' 2"
Junior
Patrick Neureuter

Patrick Neureuter

6' 0"
Senior
Kevin Witt

Kevin Witt

6' 1"
Sophomore
Jaxon Smith

Jaxon Smith

5' 7"
Freshman
Jack Wessel

Jack Wessel

5' 10"
Freshman
Jamie DiSalvo

Jamie DiSalvo

5' 6"
Junior
Gabrielle LeBihan

Gabrielle LeBihan

5' 1"
Senior
Kimmy Lovett

Kimmy Lovett

5' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Matt Battaglia

Matt Battaglia

5' 10"
Junior
Thomas Lannon

Thomas Lannon

5' 10"
Junior
Jacob Murray

Jacob Murray

6' 2"
Junior
Patrick Neureuter

Patrick Neureuter

6' 0"
Senior
Kevin Witt

Kevin Witt

6' 1"
Sophomore
Jaxon Smith

Jaxon Smith

5' 7"
Freshman
Jack Wessel

Jack Wessel

5' 10"
Freshman
Jamie DiSalvo

Jamie DiSalvo

5' 6"
Junior
Gabrielle LeBihan

Gabrielle LeBihan

5' 1"
Senior
Kimmy Lovett

Kimmy Lovett

5' 5"
Sophomore