RESULTS
MILTON, N.Y. – The Purchase College men's and women's cross country teams excelled on the trails at the Hudson Valley Sports Dome on Sunday. In the invitational series hosted by Skyline foe Mount Saint Mary College, the Panthers placed seventh overall in the men's 8k race and 14th on the women's 6k course.
Leading the way for the PC men was senior
Matthew Oteiza (Yorktown Heights, NY). The veteran Panther placed 32nd overall out of 134 runners with a time of 31:44.3.
Benjamin Dengler (SR/South Kortright, NY),
Thomas Schiavoni (FR/Sag Harbor, NY) and
Lucas Colon (FR/Bronx, NY) crossed the finish line at 32:54.5, 34:43.6 and 37:36.2, respectively, while
Samuel Teich (SO/South Salem, NY) clocked in at 37:55.4 to cap the Panther scoring.
On the women's side, Panther senior Karina Gonzalez (New York, NY) led the team with a time of 35:02.9. In a field of 81 runners, Gonzalez finished 35th overall, while teammates Lily Reily (FR/Shortsville, NY) and Anna Duffy (JR/Syracuse, NY) clocked in minutes later at 37:09 and 37:56.7, respectively. Julia Klot (SR/Brooklyn, NY) completed the Purchase lineup at 44:37.9.
Following a week off, the Panthers will resume competition at Beth Page Park on Oct. 10 at the Golden Eagle Invitational hosted by St. Joseph's College (LI).
