RESULTS

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (September 7, 2019) - The FDU women's cross country team finished sixth at the Ron Stonitsch Invitational, hosted by Vassar College Saturday.

"Today XC proved that times can improve when you take the nerves off," explained Head Coach John Cahill. "We went out today in the first mile at a calm state and from there pushed each miler harder and harder. There's this pressure to go out intensely in the first mile but if you tell yourself, run your own race, it will line in with your values as a runner, and you can achieve a better state of racing."

FDU recorded 180 team points on the day.

Rookie Shannon DiCristina continued to shine for the Devils, finishing 26th with a time of 21:34.2. She opened the race with a 6:44 first mile, shaving eight seconds off her opening mile time from last week. Sophomore Clare Posillico was the second Devils finisher, crossing the finish line in 22:38.4. Her time was good for 35th overall and shaved nearly two minutes off her time from last week.

Sophomore Samantha Rutledge and junior Kristina Wierzbowski finished 45th and 49th respectively for team. Rutledge turned in a time of 24:46.7, including a 7:44 first mile. The sophomore was just a shade under four minutes faster this week after turning in a time of 28:38.9 at the Ramapo meet last Friday. Wierzbowski's time of 26:47.9 allowed her place inside the top-50 at the event. 

Graduate student Rebecca Wodzinski rounded out the Devils runners with a 54th place mark of 27:45.8. It was a career-low mark for the graduate student, who finished last week in 30:28.5.

The Devils will have a week off before returning to action on September 21, competing in the Aggies XC Open hosted by Delaware Valley University.