LANCASTER, P.A. - The SUNY Poly Women's Cross Country team came in fourth place overall with a score of 109 points at the Charger Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 15. The Wildcat's Freshmen Lauren Phetteplace (Cortland, N.Y.) scored the highest for the team taking fourth place with a time of 20:39.23.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Three wildcats finished in the top 15. Freshman, Lauren Phetteplace (Cortland, N.Y.) finished 10th with a time of 28:21.1; senior, Jalize Mejia-Perez (Bronx, N.Y.) finished 13th with a time of 29:04.3, and Freshman Molly Burdick (Johnson City, N.Y.) rounded out the 15th spot with a time of 29:52.2.

• McDaniel won the invitational with a score of 69, beating every team by at least 22 points. Their runners finished 2nd, 6th, and 12th.   

RACE INFORMATION:

Charger Invitational

Lancaster, Pa

Hosted by Lancaster Bible

13 Teams/ 97 Runners

SUNY POLY FINISHERS:

10. Lauren Phetteplace 28:21.1

13. Jalize Mejia-Perez 29:04.3

15. Molly Burdick 29:52.2

29. Kassidy Eng 31:20.1

56. Katherine Candels 34:08.3

70. Emma Cassidy 36:26.0

78. Sharda Torres 37:21.0

90. Fardush Sultana 44:29.2

UP NEXT:

SUNY Poly will host the Wildcat Classic next Saturday, Sept, 22. The women's race is scheduled to start at 10:00 AM and the men's race is scheduled for 11:00 AM.