LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. - The Cortland women's cross country team finished in 26th place out of 39 schools in the 6,000-meter championship race of the Rowan University Inter-Regional Border Battle.

The Red Dragons scored 753 points, four better than Stockton and 50 behind Widener in the team standings. Johns Hopkins, the NCAA Division III champion five of the past six years, won the team title with 33 points.

Eliza Nichols (Smithtown/Smithtown West) was Cortland's top finisher in 142nd place out of 347 runners with a time of 23:55.5 on the DREAM Park course. Allegheny's Emily Forner took home the individual championship in 21:05.8.

Sam Himes (Buffalo/Sweet Home) finished 153rd in 24:02.5 and Maddie Ciuffetelli (Dix Hills/Half Hollow Hills East) was 168th in 24:16.0. Sydney Smith (Niskayuna) was 177th (24:23.6), Gabby Moncada (Tully) placed 205th (24:39.8), and Shayna Will (Endicott/Seton Catholic) finished 225th (24:54.0).

Rounding out Cortland's entries in the championship field were Courtney Maurin (Pine Bush) and Jill Leggiero (East Greenbush/Columbia) in 261st (25:25.7) and 262nd (25:26.0) place, respectively.

Courtney Schoepflin (Chaffee/Pioneer) led six Cortland runners in the open race with a 40th-place time of 25:27.1, also over 6,000 meters.

Complete Results:
All Four Races (TFRRS)
Women's Championship
Women's Open
Men's Championship
Men's Open

Coach's Corner - Comments from Head Coach Steve Patrick following Rowan Inter-Regional Border Battle

The pre-regional meet at Rowan was an important opportunity for the team to compete in, especially heading into Fall Break.  The Lady Red Dragons has a great day out there.  Of the 15 women that raced today, 12 ran lifetime bests over the 6,000 meter distance.  Considering that for the third week in a row the footing was pretty sloppy that certainly seems like a pretty good indication that we are making some great strides as a program.

The guys are still dealing with some health issues but we're really happy with the fight our guys showed out there today.  The guys who were healthy had really strong performances, and have learned about what steps we need to take next moving forward.

Most of the team will use the next two weeks to get ready for the SUNYAC Championships in Fredonia on October 27th, but a few folks will race over at Cornell next Friday.