Buffalo, N.Y. – Niagara's women's cross country team finished third and the men placed 11th Saturday at the Canisius University Alumni Classic at Delaware Park.
Women's 5K
The Purple Eagles scored 73 points in the 12-team field, trailing only Detroit Mercy (45) and Buffalo (53). Niagara placed four runners in the top 15.
Alexa Briggs led the way with a second-place finish in 17:46.1, two seconds behind overall winner Jacquie Appenheimer of Canisius Alumni (17:44.1). Briggs was the top collegiate finisher.
Natalia Seremetis was eighth in 18:16.4, Mercedez Covey 12th in 18:33.5 and Olivia Meier 15th in 18:49.0. Lydia Fraas completed the scoring in 37th overall in 19:41.9.
Annabelle Pacouloute (40th, 19:45.0) and Addison Pound (52nd, 20:04.2) finished as Niagara's sixth and seventh runners. Haley Haskett (58th, 20:20.8) and Ryanna Brady (59th, 20:23.2), Sydney Jeffery (72nd, 20:54.6) and Allie Moran (89th, 21:57.6) also competed.
Men's 8K
The Niagara men scored 265 points to place 11th among 13 teams. UB Alumni won a tight team race with 63 points, followed by Canisius (70) and Detroit Mercy (71). Detroit Mercy's Josh Otten won the individual title in 23:55.9.
Caleb Lantz paced Niagara, placing 33rd in 25:44.7. Ryan Capo was 45th in 26:24.3, and Luc Diflavio followed in 53rd in 26:48.9.
AJ Riggio (91st, 28:36.8) and Rexton McKean (93rd, 28:51.4) rounded out the scoring. Junior Franklin Payne (97th, 28:56.1) and Brendan Wangler (134th, 36:04.4) were Niagara's sixth and seventh runners.
