ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Colgate men's and women's cross country teams competed in the Yellowjacket Invitational on Sunday morning in Rochester, N.Y. 

Nell Droege continued the impressive start to her collegiate career, logging her first top five finish. On the men's side, the Raiders swept third, fourth, and fifth to earn first place in the meet.

COACH FRANCE'S COMMENTS

"Today our team made a statement. They are fit and fought hard on the course today under some really warm conditions. Though there are areas we can definitely improve upon, I'm extremely pleased with our first real test of the season at standard race distances. Best team finishes in our program's history at this event and I know there's much more to see in this group this season. Our team culture, mentality, and focus is exactly where we need to be thanks to our phenomenal leaders on our team and staff. On to the next."

WOMEN

Nell Droege finished the 6k with a time of 22:55.6 placing fifth in the meet. Annie Reilly cracked the top ten finishing with a time of 23:18.0 while teammate Lucia Pew finished right behind Reilly with a time of 23:19.8.

Ava Kletti posted a time of 24:10.1 and Linden Cafcules finished with a time of 24:18.1.

The women's team finished second in the meet behind SUNY Geneseo.

MEN

John Griffith, Owen McMorrow, and Owen Holland placed third, fourth, and fifth, respectively. Griffith posted an impressive 25:55.0 time in the 8k while McMorrow finished right behind him at 25:58.8. Holland crossed the finish line at 26:01.6 for his first top five finish of the season. 

Andrew McGraw broke into the top ten finishing seventh with a 8k time of 26.11.9 while Dakin Ebmeyer came in at 13th with a time of 26:30.4.

The men's team finished first in the meet with all five scoring runners finishing inside the top 15.

UP NEXT
Colgate returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 5 for the Paul Short Invitational in Bethlehem, Pa. The meet is scheduled for 11 a.m.