Meet Results

WESTFIELD, Mass. – The Plattsburgh State women's cross country earned a tenth-place finish at the 27^th James Earley Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 7, competing against 25 teams in their respective race. The Cardinals were able to get a preview of the course that will host the NCAA Division III Mideast Region Championships on Nov. 11^th, as they scored 249 points in the race and were able to familiarize themselves with a technical course.

Plattsburgh State will next race at the Connecticut College Invitational on Oct. 14^th, the team's final meet before the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Championships on Oct. 28^th.
The team combined for a total time of 2:04:57.99 on the 6k course and averaged 24:59.60 on the course between all of their runners.

Marissa Colvin (South Glens Falls, N.Y./South Glens Falls) had the top time once again for Plattsburgh on Saturday, coming in 19^th place with her time of 23:37.44. Sarah Smith (Lake Pleasant, N.Y./Wells) registered a time of 24:35.52 to earn a 40th-place finish as the second Cardinal across the line, turning in a personal record (PR) in the process. Ginny Lucchetti (Marcellus, N.Y./Marcellus) continued to race well on Saturday, notching a 62nd-place finish with a mark of 25:20.96. First-year Kayla Grant (Lake George, N.Y./Lake George) turned in her best collegiate performance yet, coming in 70^th place with a time of 25:40.02 to put herself among the top four Plattsburgh times on Saturday.

Not too far behind Grant was another first-year, as Lillian Moran (Albany, N.Y./Colonie Central) was the 72^nd runner to finish, timing in at 25:44.05, also her personal record in the 6k. Anya Sloth (Oneonta, N.Y./Oneonta) finished in 96^th place, posting a time of 26:44.61, while Jayelee Southwell (Morrisonville, N.Y./Peru) was 117^th with a time of 27:59.03 to round out the top seven Cardinals. Natalia Castro (Washingtonville, N.Y./Washingtonville) was the final runner for Plattsburgh to cross the line on Saturday, posting a time of 28:04.85 to round out the Cardinal runners.