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Women's Cross Country wins Highlander Invitational

HOUGHTON, N.Y. – RIT women's cross country senior Sierra Danieu finished first while sophomore Kathryn Arbegast finished second to lead the Tigers to a first-place finish at the Highlander Invitational, Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Danieu crossed the finish line with a winning 21:50.7 clocking, besting the field by nearly 54 seconds. It was her second-straight win after also finishing first at the Kara Hall Invitational at Fredonia last Saturday. 
  • Arbegast crossed in 22:44.1 with an 11-second cushion over the rest of the field. 
  • Sophomore Therese Georgia placed fifth for RIT with a time of 23:09.4 with teammates Abby Nautel (23:38.2) and Eva Reilly (23:41.9) coming in ninth and 10th, respectively.
  • Junior Abby Thomas (24:19.7) finished 17th while senior Jade Kimmel was 21st (24:34.3) to complete the Tigers' top-seven. 
  • RIT scored 27 points to best runner-up Lock Haven (44), while St. John Fisher (77), Houghton (93) and Mansfield (154) rounded out the top-five teams.  

WHAT'S NEXT
RIT travels to Geneseo next Saturday (Oct. 19) to compete in the Mike Woods Invitational.
 

Players Mentioned

Sierra Danieu

5' 2"
Junior

Abby Nautel

5' 6"
Sophomore

Abby Thomas

5' 6"
Sophomore

Therese Georgia

5' 2"
First Year

Eva Reilly

5' 5"
First Year

Jade Kimmel

5' 1"
Senior

Kathryn Arbegast

5' 4"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Sierra Danieu

5' 2"
Junior

Abby Nautel

5' 6"
Sophomore

Abby Thomas

5' 6"
Sophomore

Therese Georgia

5' 2"
First Year

Eva Reilly

5' 5"
First Year

Jade Kimmel

5' 1"
Senior

Kathryn Arbegast

5' 4"
Sophomore