ALBANY, N.Y. - The Niagara men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Albany Invitational on Saturday afternoon, with the men's team taking 15th place out of 21 teams, while the women's team claimed 15th place out of 23 teams.

The men's team finished with 384 points, ahead of Ramapo College, Daemen College, Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island, Saint Bonaventure and Molloy. Albany won the men's team title, with Binghamton and Middlebury right behind.

Vincent Donner led the way for the Purple Eagles, finishing the 8k course in a time of 26:45, good enough for 46th place out of 185 runners. Following Donner was Sam Reedy (54th Place - 26:58), Nick Orlowski (82nd Place - 27:35) and Brian Traugott (94th Place - 27:51).

The women's team finished with 423 points, ahead of Saint Bonaventure, C.W. Post, Keene State, Siena, Daemen College, Molloy, Fairleigh Dickinson and Long Island. New Hampshire won the women's event, while Albany and Middlebury trailed the Wildcats.

The Purple Eagles were once again paced by sophomore Kim Vona, finishing the 5k race in a time of 18:47, good for 29th place out of 192 runners. Behind Vona was Stephanie Schmidt(60th Place - 19:49), Lindsey Phillips (78th Place - 20:27) and Alyssa Tusang (127th Place - 21:39).

Niagara is back in action in two weeks, as the Purple Eagles participate in the 2011 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship meet.