Sage women's cross country team finishes in Top 20 at highly competitive James Early Invitational
Westfield, MA— The Sage Colleges' women's cross country teams travelled to the James Earley Invitational hosted by Westfield State University on Saturday at Stanley Park. Sage's women's team picked up a 16th place showing in a field of 28 complete teams. In the women's varsity 5 k race, Trinity College (CT) won the team title with a score of 74, while Sage settled for a 16th place finish with a score of 424. In the men's 8 k race, Trinity (CT) won the race as well with an impressive score of 15 having swept the top five place finishers in the event.
Sage's sophomore Kerry Flower (Schenectady, NY/Schalmont) finished in 32nd place with a time of 19:48.28. Sophomore Kristin McAlonen (Burnt Hills, NY/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) was the next Sage finisher in 103rd place in 21:14.43.
Senior team captain Amanda Jones (West Sand Lake, NY/Columbia) took home 117th in 21:42.73, while junior Sophia Keravich (Barrington, NH/Oyster River) finished in 133rd place in 22:14.29.
Sophomore Giannah French (Cherry Plain, NY/Berlin) took home 166th with a time of 26:01.10 and senior Joanna Tavolaro (Broadalbin, NY/Broadalbin Perth) posted a time of 27:19.50 and finished in 173rd place.
Sage's teams will be back in action on November 2 competing at the 2019 Empire 8 Championship at St. John Fisher College.
