The Binghamton women’s cross country team finished third out of 10 teams at the Albany Invitational this weekend, while the men’s team placed 11th out of 37 competitors at the Princeton Invitational.
Junior Alexis Hatcher’s finished fifth overall in the women’s race, clocking a time of 18:30.1. Following Hatcher were freshman Allison Davis, who finished 18th overall with a time of 19:14.8, and junior Elizabeth Greiner, who ran a time of 19:38.5. Rounding out the Bearcats’ top-five finishers were sophomores Eileen O’Hara and Alana MacDonald, who placed 33rd and 34th, respectively.
On the men’s side, senior Matt Johnson led BU, finishing 41st overall in the 301-man event. Junior Ethan Hausamann crossed three seconds and two places later, while seniors Jesse Garn and Andrew Roache posted times of 25:09 and 25:20, respectively. Sophomores Eric Holt and Jon Vallecorsa and senior Ben Snodgrass comprise the rest of BU men’s runners.
Both teams are slated to return to action on Nov. 1 at the America East Championship, hosted by Maine.