ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Championship season begins this weekend for the RIT women's cross country team when the Tigers will compete at the Liberty League Championships, hosted by Bard, on Saturday (Oct. 31).
The women's race is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.
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LAST TIME AROUND
The Tigers finished in fifth place out of nine teams at last year's Liberty League Championship, with then-junior
Kathryn Arbegast leading the team with a third-place finish as classmate
Therese Georgia taking eighth place overall.
ARBEGAST IS FAST
Through five races this season, Arbegast has won four times and finished no lower than second overall. The senior secured her four victories by an average margin of 29.9 seconds.
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Georgia finished second at Fredonia's Kara Hall Memorial and third at Houghton's Highlander Invitational.
Sophomore
Valerie Gilbert posted a ninth place finished at Fredonia while senior Rachel Ladd was the third bester finisher for RIT at Houghton.
VASSAR'S THREE-PEAT
Vassar has claimed the past three Liberty League titles. Last year, the Brewers dominated the field by finishing 33 points ahead of second place St. Lawrence.
Projected Lineup
Kathryn Arbegast
Therese Georgia
Rachael Ladd
Sydney Borofsky
Juliana Cavanaugh
Valerie Gilbert
Victoria Raghubar
Jacqueline Gill
Corina Zheng
Olivia Divine