Posted: Sep 16, 2015
The Spartan cross country team moved up three place in the USTFCCCA East Region Poll following their 2nd place finish at the Fordham Fiasco/Ed Joyce Memorial. The team, which was ranked 7th in the preseason poll was led by redshirt junior Meaghan Ventarola.
Venatrola finished in 11th place in a time of 20:43, with sophomore Kristen Borriello one step behind her. Junior Katie O'Grady was next for the Spartans clocking a time of 21:47 which was good for 21st place. Classmate Patricia Nersten (21:52) made a strong move into scoring position for STAC. Seniors Gabriela Sloezen and Cecelia Pfleging came in at 21:57 and 21:58 respectively.
The team will return to action on Saturday at the LIU Post Invitational in Brookville, NY.
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EAST Region (3 auto quals)
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| Rank | School | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Stonehill | Easton, Mass. | Northeast-10 |
1
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| 2 | Roberts Wesleyan | Chili, N.Y. | East Coast |
2
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| 3 | American International | Springfield, Mass. | Northeast-10 |
3
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| 4 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Sparkill, N.Y. | East Coast |
7
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| 5 | Assumption | Worcester, Mass. | Northeast-10 |
8
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| 6 | Merrimack | North Andover, Mass. | Northeast-10 |
6
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| 7 | Philadelphia | Philadelphia, Pa. | CACC |
NR
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| 8 | LIU Post | Brookville, N.Y. | East Coast |
5
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| 9 | Bentley | Waltham, Mass. | Northeast-10 |
9
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| 10 | Nyack | Nyack, N.Y. | CACC |
4
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