POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The women's cross country team looked dominant in their season opener today, blowing out the competition in a meet at Vassar Farms. Other teams in attendance were Sienam Columbia, Iona, LIU Post and Mount Saint Vincent.
Senior Shea Bohan was the individual champion, finishing the 5k in a near personal best of 18:28.2. Denise Grohn and Gianna Tedeschi took second and third less than a second behind her, while Maria Smith, Emily Burns and Hayley Collins placed sixth, eighth and ninth respectively.
The way team scoring works in cross country is your top five placings count as points, and the higher your team of five places the lower your "score", and the lowest score for a team wins. Teams can submit more than five members to a race, but the top five finishers count for team scoring purposes.
The men also won their race, completing a sweep for Marist.
Following the competitions, Senior Day was held for the Cross Country team as well as the Track and Field teams. 21 members of the team were honored with their families for beginning their last year in the program.
Up next for Marist Cross Country is the Siena Invitational on September 8^th, where the teams will travel to Loudonville to match up with MAAC opponents on their home court.