GENESEO, N.Y. - SUNY Geneseo junior Kathleen McCarey jumped out to a quick start and led throughout the race to earn a first-place individual and led the Knights to a team win at the Mike Woods Invitational on Saturday afternoon at the National Warplane Museum.
McCarey crossed the finish line in 21:43.0, a 15-second gap from the field, to take first in the event. Junior Rachel Hirschkind followed in second with a time of 21:58.4 while Windsor Ardner placed fourth (22:08.1) and first-year Penelope Greene crossed sixth (22:25.1). Junior Ciara Knott rounded out the Knights' top five with a 22:53.6 finish for 14th place. Kaitlyn Grossman (23:26.3) and Marcie Hogan (23:36.9) rounded out the Geneseo top seven.
The Knights finished first in the event out of 29 times, defeating second-place Case Western Reserve by more than 90 points. In-state rivals, RIT (fourth, 135), St. Lawrence (5th, 152), Ithaca (6th, 160) and Hamilton (7th, 198) all finished in the top 10 while Brockport (11th, 298) finished as the second SUNYAC institution across the line.
Geneseo will race again on Saturday, October 16, competing in both the Inter-Regional Border Battle hosted by Rowan University and the Alumni Classic, hosted by Canisius.
GENESEO TOP FINISHERS
1. McCarey 21:43.0
2. Hirschkind 21:58.4
4. Ardner 22:08.1
6. Greene 22:25.1
14. Knott 22:53.6
27. Grossman 23:26.3
34. Hogan 23:36.9
TOP TEAM FINISHES
1. GENESEO 27
2. CWRU 118
3. Middlebury 129
4. RIT 135
5. St. Lawrence 152
