ITHACA, N.Y.  – Shannon Imbornoni (Bethpage/Our Lady of Mercy Academy) finished in 22nd place to pace Cortland's competitors at the Cornell University John Reif Memorial Run women's cross country meet. There was no team scoring at the event.

Imbornoni covered the 5,000-meter layout at Cornell's Moakley Course in 21:31.3. The top two finishers were unattached runners and Syracuse's Ryley Higgins was the top collegian in third place (18:42.2).

Dorena Motta (Manahawkin, NJ/Southern Regional) finished in 24th place in 21:51.1, followed by Maryrose O'Connell (Hampton Bays) in 25th place (22:00.7). Lauren Hernandez (Beacon) and Marlee Angus (Penfield) were 26th (22:15.0) and 27th (22:18.0), respectively.

Cortland will compete at the SUNYAC Championships on Saturday, Nov. 2. New Paltz is hosting the event at the Hudson Valley Sportsdome in Milton, N.Y.

Complete Results

Coach's Corner - Comments from Cortland Head Coach Steve Patrick:

Thankfully the rain held off for us, and for the most part we were dry.  This course is pretty funny – it is always slow, and the ground was very soft today so the times aren't usually stellar.
 
We're pleased with how this afternoon went.  While most of our cross country team is already decided, this did give a few folks the chance to earn their spot into the conference meet.  Having some competition to earn that spot is always a good thing!  For those that won't make the SUNYAC meet, it is a great opportunity to close out the season.
 
This is also the chance for our 400 runners and multi-eventers that are involved with cross country the opportunity to get a meet in – for the most part those folks had some really nice efforts!
 
We're looking forward to the SUNYAC Championships next Saturday at the Hudson Valley SPORTSDOME, as well as the excitement that comes around here as the track and field season begins in earnest!