WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Saint Francis cross country concluded the regular season by competing at the Canisius Alumni Classic hosted by Canisius University on Saturday.
>> The women's team placed 2nd out of 7 teams with 40 points, just one point under first place Canisius (39).
>> The men's team took 5th out of 11 teams with 149 points.
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Live Results
FLASH WOMEN NUGGETS
In all four regular season meets, the women have placed in the top-5, with today's 2nd place mark being the best out of the four.
Two women finished in the top-5 individually.
Naomi Hillen (17:57.5) and
Anna Quackenbush (18:04.4) paced the team in 3rd and 5th place, respectively. The two posted career-bests in terms of time in the 5k and overall finish.
Tesslyn Helms crossed the finish line one spot behind Quackenbush in 6th with a 5k personal-best time of 18:08.8.
To round out the top-5,
Morgan McNaughton came in 12th with a time of 18:32.6.
Mariclare Anderson took 22nd with a time of 19:04.4. McNaughton and Anderson each registered career-bests in 5k time and overall finish.
In total, 12 runners tallied personal-bests in the 5k.
FLASH MEN NUGGETS
Shane Curran paced the men's team, finishing 28th with a time of 26:35.8.
Aaron Tressler placed four spots behind Curran in 32nd with a time of 29:49.4.
Rounding out the top-3 was
Joseph Piccirillo, who took 38th with an 8k personal-best time of 27:08.7.
Andrew McGee registered a 45th place finish as the fourth-best runner with a time of 27:39.7.
Ethan Shuagis rounded out the top-5 by claiming 56th with a time of 28:13.5.
Six runners finished the meet with personal-best times in the 8k.
NEXT UP FOR FLASH
The Red Flash will compete at the Northeast Conference Cross Country Championships hosted by CCSU at Stanley Quarter Park Friday, November 1. Live stats and a live stream link will be found on the schedule and on the Saint Francis Cross Country/Track & Field social media pages.
