PURCHASE, N.Y. - For the first time since September 8, 2018, the campus of Purchase College hosted a cross country invitational ... and it was worth the wait!

Before the opening gun sounded to kick-off the women's race, you could feel the energy and excitement by the runners, coaches and fans to be out there again. That energy carried throughout as the final men's runner neared the finish line to thunderous applause from spectators.

In all, seven teams ran on the men's side and six on the women's. As for Purchase College, the men placed fourth, while the women secured fifth overall. 

Leading the individual charge for the men's squad was senior Matthew Oteiza (Yorktown Heights, NY), who placed sixth overall with a time of 30:29.7. Other notable finishes on the men's side for the Panthers were Benjamin Dengler (SR/South Kortright, NY) in 11th place and Thomas Schiavoni (FR/Sag Harbor, NY) in 24th. 

On the women's side, freshman Lily Reiley (Shortsville, NY) paced the squad with a 21st-overall finish. Meanwhile, Anna Duffy (JR/Syracuse, NY) and Diana Gilday (SR/Bellrose, NY) came in 28th and 31st respectively.

For the full results, click the links below:
    Men's Results
    Women's Results

Up next for the cross country teams is the Fred Pavlich Invitational, which is hosted annually by Bard College. That event is scheduled form September 18th at 11 a.m.