Ohio Northern finishes second of 12 at SUNY Genseo Invitational

By Alyssa Ahlers

GENESEO, N.Y. — The Ohio Northern women's cross country team took second at the SUNY Geneseo Invitational Saturday.

The Polar Bears (28-19) finished with 96 points trailing only host SUNY Geneseo with a perfect team score of 15 points.

Leading the way for the Bears was Sophomore Rachel Smith placing 27th out of 162 competitors in a time of 24:02.

Rounding out ONU’s top seven was Amy Davis in 28th place in 24:15, Katie Andrzejewski in 31st plce in 24:22 and Amanda Binkley in 34th place in 24:25.

Regina Breson finished 36th in 24:30 while Erica Rumschlag and Molly Elderbrock finished in 47th and 48th in 25:06 and 25:07, respectively.

The Polar Bears will be back in action this Friday, Oct. 5, at the All-Ohio Championships at Ohio Wesleyan.

Women’s Team Results
1. SUNY Geneseo 15, 2. Ohio Northern 96, 3. Alfred (NY) 122, 4. University of Rochester (NY) 140, 5. Houghton College (NY) 144, 6. Fredonia State (NY) 176, 7. New Paltz (NY) 182, 8. RIT (NY) 186, 9. York (NY) 202, 10. LeMoyne (Tenn.) 232, 11. Keuka College (NY) 361, 12. Paul Smith (NY) 364.

Top Five Finishers
1. Liz Montgomery (SUNY Geneseo) 21:18. 2. Meghan Nolan (SUNY Geneseo) 21:42, 3. Laura Iafrati (SUNY Geneseo) 22:38, 4. Taryn Hand (SUNY Geneseo) 22:50, 5. Danielle Hunt (SUNY Geneseo) 22:55.

Ohio Northern Complete Results
27. Rachel Smith 24:02, 28. Amy Davis 24:15, 31. Katie Andrezejewski 24:22, 34. Amanda Binkley 24:25, 36. Regina Breson 24:30, 47. Erica Rumschlag 25:06, 48. Molly Elderbrock 25:07.