LOUDONVILLE, New York - Marist women's cross country stunned the field at the Siena Cross Country Invitational to win their second straight competition. The victory also marks the second consecutive year that the Red Fox women won both the Marist Season Opener and the Siena Invitational.
 

HIGHLIGHTS

• Co-captain Alexandra Bartolotta ran a season best of 18:27.3 in the 5k to place second overall and lead Marist.
• Gianna Tedeschi followed her up in third with a strong time of 18:33.5.
• Hayley Collins finished fifth with a time of 18:49.0.
• Co-captain Denise Grohn ran a season best of 19:03.1 to place sixth.
• Gianna Mastromatteo rounded out the scoring group, finishing seventh in 19:06.7.
• Freshman Kathryn Tenney took 10th in a personal best time of 19:13.6.

NOTES

• The Marist women have won their first two meets of the season for two years in a row.
• The Red Foxes have placed at least five in the top ten of the 5k for two consecutive competitions.
• Gianna Tedeschi has earned a top-five finish at the Siena Cross Country Invitational for two years straight.

QUOTE

"We went into this meet with key points of emphasis and the women executed the game plan to perfection," said Associate Head Coach Chuck Williams. "We wanted to race better than last week and we did. Our women talked about how they were happy with our team performance, but not satisfied. We must continue to work hard every day and stay hungry, that's the only way we will achieve our ultimate goals."

UP NEXT

Cross country travels to Holmdel Park in New Jersey for the Henry Mercer Monmouth Invitational on Saturday, September 21. This location will also serve as the location for the MAAC Championships in November.
 

FULL MARIST RESULTS

    2 Alexandra Bartolott   1   1 JR Marist                    18:27.3  5:57 
    3 Gianna Tedeschi       2   2 JR Marist                    18:33.5  5:59  
    5 Hayley Collins        3   3 JR Marist                    18:49.0  6:04 
    6 Denise Grohn          3   4 SR Marist                    19:03.1  6:08 
    7 Gianna Mastromatteo   1   5 SO Marist                    19:06.7  6:10  
   10 Kathryn Tenney        1   6 FR Marist                    19:13.6  6:12  
   13 Rebecca Walters       3   7 SO Marist                    19:18.6  6:13  
   15 Maria Smith           6   8 JR Marist                    19:24.1  6:15  
   17 Boushra Belkhir       7   9 JR Marist                    19:45.6  6:22  
   20 Sara Leavens          5  10 SO Marist                    19:59.1  6:26 
   21 Samantha DeStefani    6  11 SO Marist                    20:06.6  6:29 
   24 Talia Cutrone         8  12 JR Marist                    20:21.8  6:34 
   25 Caitlin McCann        5  13 FR Marist                    20:22.1  6:34 
   26 Kayla Sexton          8  14 SO Marist                    20:25.8  6:35  
   29 Greta Stuckey         6  15 FR Marist                    20:35.4  6:38  
   31 Ellie Davis           7  16 FR Marist                    20:43.1  6:41  
   35 Jill Laliberte       11  17 SO Marist                    21:13.5  6:50 
   36 Sydney Bradle         9  18 FR Marist                    21:15.1  6:51  
   38 Hunter Von Ahn       10  19 FR Marist                    21:29.6  6:56