MARCY, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly women's cross country team placed fourth at the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championship race on Saturday. The Wildcats scored 120 points, led by a third-place finish by Lauren Phetteplace. The SUNY Delhi Broncos won the NAC Championship with a score of 46.
Lauren Phetteplace was the Wildcats top finisher with a time of 23:08.8. She placed third in the race to earn a NAC First Team All-Conference Award. The race was won by Husson's Ava Dowling. She finished the 5K course in 21:48.5 which was more than a minute faster than the second-place finisher. SUNY Delhi earned the win with 46 points. They placed their top five in 4th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th to earn their second NAC Title.
WILDCAT FINISHERS:
WOMEN'S 5K: 4th place / 10 teams (120 pts)
3 - Lauren Phetteplace - 23:08.8 (1st Team All-Conference)
20 - Katherine Candels - 25:44.8
22 - Ruchika Kilaparty - 26:12.8
23 - Molly Burdick - 26:12.8
63 - Lauriana Beras-Burgos - 35:59.6
UP NEXT:
The Wildcats will compete in the NCAA Niagra Regional Race on November 13th at the Warplane Museum in Geneseo, N.Y. The regional will be hosted by SUNY Geneseo.
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