October 6, 2018
Sage women's harriers post ninth place showing at Highlander Invitational
Houghton, NY—The Sage Colleges' women's cross country squad travelled to the Houghton College Highland Invitational on Saturday. SUNY-Geneseo won the women's race with a score of 38, while the Gator women's team picked up a ninth place team finish in a field of 12 teams with a score of 213.
Sage's women's team had a strong day as a number of performers had significant runs. Rookie runner Kerry Flower (Schenectady, NY/Schalmont) was 23rd in 26:44.2. Freshman runner Kristin McAlonen (Burnt Hills, NY/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) took 36th place in 27:36.2 followed by senior co-captain Victoria Opalka (Forth Johnson, NY/Broadalbin-Perth) who was 45th in 28:04.2.
Senior co-captain Sagan Leggett (Valatie, NY/Ichabod Crane) posted a time of 28:28.2 to take 47th and sophomore Sophia Keravich (Barrington, NH/Oyster River) was next for Sage in 62nd place in 30:32.9.
Sage's men's team did not race on Saturday.
Next up Sage will be back in action on October 13 travelling to the New Jersey to compete in the Rowan University Interstate Invitational.
