LOUDONVILLE, New York – The men and women of Marist cross country will compete at the Siena Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, September 7 beginning at 9:45 a.m. The Red Foxes are looking to keep up their momentum after sweeping their season opener on August 31.
 

LAST TIME OUT

• Both the men and the women won the Marist Season Opener in dominant fashion.
• The men were led by James Moehringer with a third place finish overall. He was followed up by a squad of James Draney (seventh), Christopher Rivas (eighth), Brendan Dearie (ninth) and Patrick Kutch (11^th).
• The women were led by Gianna Tedeschi who won the individual title in a time of 18:32.0 as the team swept the top four spots.
• Hayley Collins (second), Gianna Mastromatteo (third), Alexandra Bartolotta (fourth) and Denise Grohn (ninth) rounded out the scoring group for the Red Foxes.

SCOUTING THE COMPETITION

• Last season's Siena Invitational featured teams such as MAAC rivals Quinnipiac, Monmouth, Rider, Fairfield and Niagara as well as RPI and Saint Rose.
• The Marist women won the competition in 2018, placing third, fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth. Quinnipiac and Siena took second and third respectively.
• On the men's side, Monmouth, RPI and Quinnipiac earned the top three spots while the Red Fox men placed fourth.

FACTS AND FIGURES

• Six of the women's top eight performers from 2018 are returning to this competition.
• Maria Smith (fourth), Gianna Tedeschi (fifth), Denise Grohn (sixth), Hayley Collins (19^th), Gianna Mastromatteo (25^th) and Rebecca Walters (26^th) will all aim to improve upon their times from a year ago and win in back-to-back years.

UP NEXT

Following a weekend away from competition, Marist cross country will run in the Henry Mercer Monmouth Invitational on September 21. Located at Holmdel Park in New Jersey, the site of the meet will be the same as the MAAC Cross Country Championships in November.