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Kathryn Arbegast running a cross country race at Genesee Valley Park
RIT Athletics / Natasha Kaiser

Women's Cross Country

Women’s Cross Country places eighth at NCAA DIII Niagara Championships

FREDONIA, N.Y. – RIT sophomore Kathryn Arbegast placed 21st out of 156 runners to lead the Tigers to an eighth place finish at the NCAA Division III Niagara Regional Championship, Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Arbegast crossed the finish line with a time of 23:07.1. The sophomore has now been the team's top performer in three races this season.
  • Sophomore Eva Reilly placed 38th overall with a time of 23:36.9 as classmate Therese Georigia came in 52nd with a clocking of 23:57.9.
  • Junior Abby Thomas rounded out the team scoring for RIT, placing 63rd (24:17.6) as senior Sierra Danieu did not finish the race, pulling out after the first kilometer. At the time, Danieu was running in 30th place.
  • The Tigers tallied 252 points as NYU won the race with 32 points, edging out Geneseo by a mere four points. Rochester was third (107) and Hamilton took fourth (109).
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Any potential individual at-large bids for the NCAA Division III National Championships will be announced Sunday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m. on NCAA.com.
 

Players Mentioned

Sierra Danieu

Sierra Danieu

5' 2"
Senior
Eva Reilly

Eva Reilly

5' 5"
Sophomore
Abby Thomas

Abby Thomas

5' 6"
Junior
Kathryn Arbegast

Kathryn Arbegast

5' 4"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Sierra Danieu

Sierra Danieu

5' 2"
Senior
Eva Reilly

Eva Reilly

5' 5"
Sophomore
Abby Thomas

Abby Thomas

5' 6"
Junior
Kathryn Arbegast

Kathryn Arbegast

5' 4"
Sophomore