EASTON, PA. – The Cortland women's cross country team finished in fifth place at the Leopard Invitational women's collegiate race, hosted by Lafayette College. American University won the meet with 55 points, followed by Bucknell University with 82, Lafayette with 141, and TCNJ with 145 points. Cortland finished with 153 points.

Senior Emily Cotey (Norwood/Norwood-Norfolk) finished 10th in a field of 165 runners with a time of 22 minutes, 44 seconds over 6,000 meters. Sophomore Kerri Culhane (Sayville) placed 33rd overall in 23:30 and sophomore Kayla Blomback (Orchard Park) finished 37th in 23:37. Junior Ameena Dye (DeWitt/Jamesville-DeWitt) crossed the finish line 44th in 23:35 and senior Colleen Fischman (Buffalo/Hamburg) was 49th in 23:58.

Rounding out Cortland's top seven runners were junior Kelly Bromm (Washingtonville) in 67th place (24:20) and sophomore Michelyn Little (Voorheesville/Clayton A. Bouton) in 80th place (24:38).

Cortland will travel to Ithaca, N.Y., for the Cornell John Reif Memorial Run on Friday, October 25.

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